--- title: G — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 19 description: The 650 words of the English dictionary under G, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/19/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / G # G — The English dictionary · page 19 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* noun A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, usually with a river at the bottom.[↗](../../gorge/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* verb To eat a lot of food greedily until you are very full: «gorge yourself on cake».[↗](../../gorge/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old) Your throat; «it makes my gorge rise» means it makes me feel sick.[↗](../../gorge/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The river runs through a deep gorge.[↗](../../gorge/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We walked along Cheddar Gorge.[↗](../../gorge/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't gorge yourself on chocolate before dinner.[↗](../../gorge/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bears gorged on salmon before winter.[↗](../../gorge/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The gorge was so deep we could hardly see the bottom.[↗](../../gorge/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Water carved the gorge over thousands of years.[↗](../../gorge/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When at last he had succeeded, he gorged himself to bursting.[↗](../../gorge/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **gorgeous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very beautiful or attractive.[↗](../../gorgeous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Very pleasant or enjoyable: gorgeous weather, a gorgeous cake.[↗](../../gorgeous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal, UK) A friendly way to address someone: «Hello, gorgeous!».[↗](../../gorgeous/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* What a gorgeous view of the mountains\![↗](../../gorgeous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The bride looked gorgeous in her dress.[↗](../../gorgeous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We had gorgeous weather at the beach.[↗](../../gorgeous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · This chocolate cake is absolutely gorgeous.[↗](../../gorgeous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Look at that gorgeous puppy\![↗](../../gorgeous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The autumn colours in Canada are gorgeous.[↗](../../gorgeous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Gran calls everyone «gorgeous» when she says hello.[↗](../../gorgeous/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The King rode on a huge Elephant adorned with the most gorgeous trappings.[↗](../../gorgeous/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · These were thy traffickers in gorgeous fabrics, in wrappings of blue and richly woven work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and cedar-lined, among thy merchandise.[↗](../../gorgeous/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.27.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../gorgeous/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **gorgeously** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a very beautiful or splendid way, with great show.[↗](../../gorgeously/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She dressed gorgeously for the ball.[↗](../../gorgeously/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The room was gorgeously decorated with flowers.[↗](../../gorgeously/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She doted upon the Assyrians, governors and rulers, warriors, clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them handsome young men.[↗](../../gorgeously/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.23.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../gorgeously/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **gorilla** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A gorilla is the largest kind of ape, a very strong, mostly gentle animal with dark fur that lives in the forests of central Africa.[↗](../../gorilla/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Informally, a gorilla can mean a big, rough, frightening man (not kind to say).[↗](../../gorilla/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The gorilla sat quietly eating leaves.[↗](../../gorilla/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A male gorilla can weigh more than two grown men.[↗](../../gorilla/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched the gorillas at the zoo.[↗](../../gorilla/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Gorillas beat their chests to show strength or to warn others.[↗](../../gorilla/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mountain gorillas are endangered and need protection.[↗](../../gorilla/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby gorilla clung to its mother's back.[↗](../../gorilla/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Gorillas are apes, not monkeys, because they have no tail.[↗](../../gorilla/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · People who hunt gorillas are breaking the law.[↗](../../gorilla/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Judge was a Monkey, a large Gorilla venerable with age.[↗](../../gorilla/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **gorse** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A thick, prickly bush with sharp spines and bright yellow flowers that smell a little like coconut, growing on heaths, hillsides and cliffs; also called «furze» or «whin».[↗](../../gorse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The hillside was covered in yellow gorse.[↗](../../gorse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Gorse flowers smell like coconut.[↗](../../gorse/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I scratched my legs on the gorse bushes.[↗](../../gorse/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Small birds nest safely in the prickly gorse.[↗](../../gorse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Gorse fires can spread fast in dry weather.[↗](../../gorse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In New Zealand, gorse is a weed that farmers try to remove.[↗](../../gorse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **gory** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Gory means full of blood and violence, often in a film, game or story.[↗](../../gory/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) The gory details are the unpleasant or embarrassing details of something, told fully: «Tell me all the gory details!».[↗](../../gory/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* That film is too gory for children.[↗](../../gory/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The history book had a gory picture of a battle.[↗](../../gory/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I covered my eyes at the gory part.[↗](../../gory/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Tell me all the gory details of your camping trip\![↗](../../gory/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother loves gory zombie stories.[↗](../../gory/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The age rating warns that the game is gory.[↗](../../gory/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Horrible Histories tells the gory side of the past.[↗](../../gory/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox left a gory mess in the chicken run.[↗](../../gory/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **gosh** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (mild) an exclamation of surprise, shock or delight, a soft stand-in for «God».[↗](../../gosh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* used to add emphasis: «Gosh, it's hot».[↗](../../gosh/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Gosh, what a big dog\![↗](../../gosh/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Oh my gosh, I forgot my homework\![↗](../../gosh/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Gosh, you've grown so tall.[↗](../../gosh/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · "Gosh, thank you!" she said when she opened the present.[↗](../../gosh/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Gosh, that was a hard test.[↗](../../gosh/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · By gosh, he's done it\![↗](../../gosh/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Gosh, it's freezing today.[↗](../../gosh/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · People say "gosh" instead of a stronger word.[↗](../../gosh/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **goshawk** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* a large, fierce hawk with short, broad wings that hunts birds and small animals.[↗](../../goshawk/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Suddenly Coo-my-dove changed into a goshawk.[↗](../../goshawk/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The goshawk dashed down and tied the bridegroom to a tree.[↗](../../goshawk/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A goshawk hunts other birds.[↗](../../goshawk/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **gosling** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A baby goose.[↗](../../gosling/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (rare) A young, silly or inexperienced person.[↗](../../gosling/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The goose led her goslings down to the pond.[↗](../../gosling/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Goslings are covered in soft yellow fluff.[↗](../../gosling/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw six goslings at the park in spring.[↗](../../gosling/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A baby duck is a duckling and a baby goose is a gosling.[↗](../../gosling/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The goslings followed the farmer as if he were their mother.[↗](../../gosling/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The gosling hid under its mother's wing.[↗](../../gosling/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There is another version in which the impertinent gosling goes to tell the fox something her mother has said, and is caught; and there may be other versions.[↗](../../gosling/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **gospel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (Bible) The Gospels are the four books of the New Testament — Matthew, Mark, Luke and John — that tell the life, teaching, death and rising of Jesus.[↗](../../gospel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) The gospel is the "good news" of Jesus that Christians share.[↗](../../gospel/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Gospel (music) is a joyful style of Christian music with roots in African American churches.[↗](../../gospel/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) "Gospel truth" or "take it as gospel" means something completely true.[↗](../../gospel/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are the four Gospels.[↗](../../gospel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The priest read from the Gospel of John.[↗](../../gospel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The gospel choir made everyone clap along.[↗](../../gospel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It's the gospel truth — I didn't touch your sweets\![↗](../../gospel/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't take every website as gospel.[↗](../../gospel/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The disciples went out to preach the gospel.[↗](../../gospel/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It was not the gospel he read, but an old story-book; therefore she might stay and listen to him.[↗](../../gospel/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **gospels** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (Bible) The Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament, by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, which tell the life and teaching of Jesus.[↗](../../gospels/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) The gospel is the Christian message, the «good news» about Jesus.[↗](../../gospels/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Gospel (music) is a lively style of Christian singing from African American churches.[↗](../../gospels/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) «Gospel» or «gospel truth» means something completely true.[↗](../../gospels/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The four Gospels tell the story of Jesus.[↗](../../gospels/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Gospel of Luke has the story of the Good Samaritan.[↗](../../gospels/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The priest read from one of the Gospels.[↗](../../gospels/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school has a gospel choir.[↗](../../gospels/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Gospel» comes from an old word meaning «good news».[↗](../../gospels/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't take everything online as gospel.[↗](../../gospels/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are called the Gospels.[↗](../../gospels/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **gossamer** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Very fine, light threads of spider silk, or anything thin and delicate.[↗](../../gossamer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Whose confidence is gossamer, and whose trust is a spider's web.[↗](../../gossamer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.8.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../gossamer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **gossip** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Gossip is talk about other people's private lives, often unkind or not true.[↗](../../gossip/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A gossip is a person who likes to talk about others.[↗](../../gossip/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To gossip means to talk about other people in this way.[↗](../../gossip/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Don't listen to gossip about your friends.[↗](../../gossip/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · They were gossiping about the new boy.[↗](../../gossip/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Gossip can hurt people's feelings.[↗](../../gossip/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She is a terrible gossip.[↗](../../gossip/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I heard some gossip at lunch, but I didn't believe it.[↗](../../gossip/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The gossip turned out to be untrue.[↗](../../gossip/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The old ladies gossiped over the garden fence.[↗](../../gossip/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Soldier was gossiping with him, and said:[↗](../../gossip/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **gothic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (architecture, history) In the style of many churches and cathedrals built in Europe from about 1150 to 1500, with pointed arches, tall spires and big stained-glass windows.[↗](../../gothic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (stories) Gothic stories are spooky tales with old castles, ghosts, dark nights and mystery.[↗](../../gothic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Of the Goths, an old Germanic people, or their language.[↗](../../gothic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (Goth, informal) a style of dress and music with black clothes and dark make-up.[↗](../../gothic/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Westminster Abbey is built in the Gothic style.[↗](../../gothic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Gothic windows have pointed tops.[↗](../../gothic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The haunted castle in the story felt very gothic.[↗](../../gothic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her teenage cousin likes Goth music and black clothes.[↗](../../gothic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew a Gothic cathedral with flying buttresses.[↗](../../gothic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old Bible was printed in Gothic letters.[↗](../../gothic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Goths were a people who fought against Rome.[↗](../../gothic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Its walls are built of coral, and the long, gothic windows are of the clearest amber.[↗](../../gothic/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **gourd** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A large fruit with a hard skin, related to pumpkins and melons, often dried and hollowed out.[↗](../../gourd/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A container, bottle or bowl made from a dried gourd, used for water or as a musical rattle.[↗](../../gourd/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (US, slang) Out of your gourd means crazy or silly.[↗](../../gourd/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The traveller drank water from a gourd.[↗](../../gourd/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We painted gourds for the harvest festival.[↗](../../gourd/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Maracas were first made from dried gourds.[↗](../../gourd/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Pumpkins, squashes and gourds belong to the same family.[↗](../../gourd/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In Argentina people drink mate tea from a gourd.[↗](../../gourd/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Are you out of your gourd?[↗](../../gourd/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") It's snowing and you're in shorts\![↗](../../gourd/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Here he was seized with dreadful thirst; he took his gourd and raised it to his lips.[↗](../../gourd/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · So Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd.[↗](../../gourd/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JON.4.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../gourd/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered.[↗](../../gourd/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JON.4.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../gourd/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And God said to Jonah: 'Art thou greatly angry for the gourd?'[↗](../../gourd/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") And he said: 'I am greatly angry, even unto death.'[↗](../../gourd/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JON.4.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../gourd/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **gout** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A painful illness that makes joints, especially the big toe, swollen, red and sore.[↗](../../gout/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (literary) A drop or spurt of liquid: «gouts of blood».[↗](../../gout/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandpa's gout makes his toe very sore.[↗](../../gout/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · King Henry suffered from gout.[↗](../../gout/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Gout can be helped by medicine and diet.[↗](../../gout/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He couldn't walk far because of gout.[↗](../../gout/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said it was gout.[↗](../../gout/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (literary) Gouts of flame shot from the dragon's mouth.[↗](../../gout/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **govern** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To govern is to rule a country, state or group officially.[↗](../../govern/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To govern something is to control or decide how it happens: rules govern the game.[↗](../../govern/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) To control your feelings: govern your temper.[↗](../../govern/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The prime minister and parliament govern the country.[↗](../../govern/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rules govern how the game is played.[↗](../../govern/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Gravity governs how planets move.[↗](../../govern/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Try to govern your temper.[↗](../../govern/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The queen governed for many years.[↗](../../govern/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A council governs our town.[↗](../../govern/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Frogs were tired of governing themselves.[↗](../../govern/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Shall even one that hateth right govern?[↗](../../govern/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.34.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../govern/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And Jezebel his wife said unto him: 'Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thy heart be merry; I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.'[↗](../../govern/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.21.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../govern/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **governance** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Governance is the way a country, organisation or school is run and controlled, including who makes decisions and how.[↗](../../governance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The report looked at the governance of the school.[↗](../../governance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Good governance means leaders are honest and fair.[↗](../../governance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The charity changed its governance after problems.[↗](../../governance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Citizens have a say in the governance of their country by voting.[↗](../../governance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The company's governance is checked every year.[↗](../../governance/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Students learned about local governance from the mayor.[↗](../../governance/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Weak governance can let money be wasted.[↗](../../governance/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **governed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Governed is the past of govern: ruled or controlled.[↗](../../governed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The governed are the people who are ruled.[↗](../../governed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The island was governed by Britain.[↗](../../governed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The game is governed by strict rules.[↗](../../governed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The planets' paths are governed by gravity.[↗](../../governed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Democracy needs the consent of the governed.[↗](../../governed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The school is governed by a board.[↗](../../governed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He governed his temper well.[↗](../../governed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Long, long ago, in old Japan, the Kingdom of the Sea was governed by a wonderful King.[↗](../../governed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **governess** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old-fashioned) a woman who lived in a family's house and taught its children at home.[↗](../../governess/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Prince Alphege's governess was alone with her daughter.[↗](../../governess/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The governess taught the children their letters.[↗](../../governess/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In old stories a governess looks after the princes.[↗](../../governess/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **government** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The group of people who run a country, state or city and make decisions about laws, taxes and services.[↗](../../government/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The way a country is ruled.[↗](../../government/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In old Russia, a government was a large region of the empire, ruled by its own official.[↗](../../government/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The government decides how much money schools get.[↗](../../government/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · People vote to choose the government.[↗](../../government/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Local government looks after parks and bins.[↗](../../government/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The prime minister leads the British government.[↗](../../government/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the USA, the federal government is in Washington, D.C.[↗](../../government/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The government built a new hospital in our town.[↗](../../government/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Long ago, many countries were ruled by kings, not elected governments.[↗](../../government/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The government gave money to farmers after the floods.[↗](../../government/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For a child is born unto us, a son is given unto us; and the government is upon his shoulder; and his name is called Pele-joez-el-gibbor-Abi-ad-sar-shalom; (Prophets ISA.9.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../government/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · That the government may be increased, and of peace there be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it through justice and through righteousness from henceforth even for ever.[↗](../../government/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.9.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../government/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And I will clothe him with thy robe, and bind him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand; and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.[↗](../../government/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.22.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../government/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) … [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/18/) **19** [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/20/) … 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