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Divine [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Pertaining to the true God; as the divine nature; divine perfections.

2. Pertaining to a heathen deity, or to false gods.

3. Partaking of the nature of God.

4. Half human, half divine

5. Proceeding from God; as divine judgments.

6. Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; extraordinary; apparently above what is human. In this application the word admits of comparison; as a divine invention; a divine genius; the divinest mind.

7. A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. Proverbs 16:10 .

8. Presageful; foreboding; prescient. [Not used.]

9. Appropriated to God, or celebrating his praise; as divine service; divine songs; divine worship.

Divine [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.

2. The first divines of New England were surpassed by none in extensive erudition, personal sanctity, and diligence in the pastoral office.

3. A man skilled in divinity; a theologian; as a great divine

Divine [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To use or practice divination.

2. To utter presages or prognostications.

3. The prophets thereof divine for money. Micah 3:6 .

4. To have presages or forebodings.

5. Suggest but truth to my divining thoughts--

6. To guess or conjecture.

7. Could you divine what lovers bear.

Divine [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To foreknow; to foretell; to presage.

2. Darst thou divine his downfall?

3. To deify. [Not in use.]

Divine [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Of or belonging to God; as, divine perfections; the divine will.

2. Proceeding from God; as, divine judgments.

3. Appropriated to God, or celebrating his praise; religious; pious; holy; as, divine service; divine songs; divine worship.

4. Pertaining to, or proceeding from, a deity; partaking of the nature of a god or the gods.

5. Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind. Sir J. Davies.

6. Presageful; foreboding; prescient.

7. Relating to divinity or theology.

8. One skilled in divinity; a theologian.

9. A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.

Divine [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To use or practice divination; to foretell by divination; to utter prognostications.

2. To have or feel a presage or foreboding.

3. To conjecture or guess; as, to divine rightly.

Divine [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To foresee or foreknow; to detect; to anticipate; to conjecture.

2. To foretell; to predict; to presage.

3. To render divine; to deify.

Divined [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Divine

Divinely [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In a divine or godlike manner; in a manner resembling deity.

2. By the agency or influence of God; as a prophet divinely inspired; divinely taught.

3. Excellently; in the supreme degree; as divinely fair; divinely brave.

Divinely [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. In a divine or godlike manner; holily; admirably or excellently in a supreme degree.

2. By the agency or influence of God.

Divinement [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Divination.

Divineness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Divinity; participation of the divine nature; as the divineness of the scriptures. [Little used.]

2. Excellence in the supreme degree.

Divineness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality of being divine; superhuman or supreme excellence.

Diviner [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One who professes divination; one who pretends to predict events, or to reveal occult things, by the aid of superior beings, or of supernatural means.

2. These nations hearkened to diviners. Deuteronomy 18:14 .

3. One who guesses; a conjecturer.

Diviner [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who professes divination; one who pretends to predict events, or to reveal occult things, by supernatural means.

2. A conjecture; a guesser; one who makes out occult things.

Divineress [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A female diviner; a woman professing divination.

Divineress [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A woman who divines.

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Genesis 44:5

Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

Is this not the cup my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wicked!’”

Genesis 44:15

And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

“What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”

Deuteronomy 18:14

For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

Though these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to conjurers and diviners, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.

Joshua 13:22

Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.

The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.

Judges 9:37

And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.

Then Gaal spoke up again, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming by way of the Diviners’ Oak.”

1 Samuel 6:2

And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place.

the Philistines summoned the priests and diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us how to send it back to its place.”

1 Samuel 28:8

And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.

So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.”

Psalms 82:1

God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

Proverbs 16:10

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.

Isaiah 35:4

Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”

Isaiah 44:25

That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,

Jeremiah 27:9

Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:

But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’

Jeremiah 29:8

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.

For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them.

Ezekiel 13:9

And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 13:23

Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will deliver My people from your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”

Ezekiel 21:29

Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.

while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you— to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.

Daniel 4:7

Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.

When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, and they could not interpret it for me.

Daniel 5:7

The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.

The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

Daniel 5:11

There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,

Micah 3:6

Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.

Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them.