Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
18 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “off” →
And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other , and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.
Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.
He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
