to saith
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9.9
- verb
- Archaic
:
decir
- "Thou shalt not kill," saith the Lord.
- saith the Lord
- Thus saith
Examples
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"And revenge is mine," saith the Lord.
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"He saith unto them, follow my example in all things."
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But thus saith the Lord.
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And as he saith, so say we all with him!
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Thus saith the Lord -
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Therefore, I will judge you, O house of Israel, everyone according to his ways, saith the Lord God.
Blog text (16) -
Can anyone hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord.
Fiction book (1996) -
Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
Blog text (17) -
There is no peace, saith the lord, unto the wicked.
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Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord.
Synonyms
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9.9
To tell something in old Bible-style language
Surface Forms
Etymology
Saith is an old form of say with the ending -th that people used for 'he/she/it' in earlier English, like in doth and hath. So when you see saith in old texts, it simply means 'says'.