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שְׁבוּת H7622
H7622 is the Hebrew word שְׁבוּת, transliterated shᵉbûwth and said sheb-ooth'. The King James Version most often renders it captivity.
What it means
exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity.
Where it comes from
or שְׁבִית; from H7617 (שָׁבָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 43 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: captive(-ity).
Verses using שְׁבוּת
All 27 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 21:29 · KJV
Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
Deuteronomy 30:3 · KJV
That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
Job 42:10 · KJV
And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
Psalm 14:7 · KJV
Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
Psalm 53:6 · KJV
Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
Psalm 85:1 · KJV
Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
Psalm 126:4 · KJV
Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
Jeremiah 29:14 · KJV
And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
Jeremiah 30:3 · KJV
For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.
Jeremiah 30:18 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.
Jeremiah 31:23 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.
Jeremiah 32:44 · KJV
Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 33:7 · KJV
And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
Jeremiah 33:11 · KJV
The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 33:26 · KJV
Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.
Jeremiah 48:47 · KJV
Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
Jeremiah 49:6 · KJV
And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 49:39 · KJV
But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.
Lamentations 2:14 · KJV
Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
Ezekiel 16:53 · KJV
When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:
Ezekiel 29:14 · KJV
And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.
Ezekiel 39:25 · KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
Hosea 6:11 · KJV
Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.
Joel 3:1 · KJV
For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
Amos 9:14 · KJV
And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Zephaniah 2:7 · KJV
And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
Zephaniah 3:20 · KJV
At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7622 mean?
H7622 is the Hebrew word שְׁבוּת (shᵉbûwth), meaning exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity.
How is H7622 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it captivity (37 times), cause their captivity (2 times), bring again the captivity (2 times), cause the captivity (1 time), captives (1 time).
How many times does H7622 appear in the Bible?
שְׁבוּת (shᵉbûwth) is tagged in 27 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7622 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or שְׁבִית; from H7617 (שָׁבָה).
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