What does saith mean?
Saith means (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of say.
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/sɛθ/ · verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of say.
In this life we have but a glimpse of this beauty and happiness; we shall hereafter, as John saith, see him as he is.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
While every leaf that His plumes touch / Saith His Name audibly.
[…] ("since all is o'er," he saith, / "And the blow fallen no grieving can amend;")
Penn: I don't want to invest in the conversation, not that I don't have it privately, about my feelings about what direct action should happen to a leader who does that, but if there is a God, there will be vengeance beyond all possible comprehension. Hannity: "Vengeance is mine saith the Lord", quoted in a very famous book.
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Saith means (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of say.
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In this life we have but a glimpse of this beauty and happiness; we shall hereafter, as John saith, see him as he is.
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