As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 28:5 · retained source text
As for the earth, out of it commeth bread: and vnder it, is turned vp as it were fire.
KJV dictionary & concordance
as it were
Meaning of “as it were”
1. Marking likeness or comparison: as though, or in a manner resembling. 2. Marking approximation: about or nearly.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-references
44 occurrences41 verses19 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 21:16
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “as it were”
Complete reference index — all 41 verses
Genesis 21:16Exodus 24:10Exodus 28:32Leviticus 14:35Leviticus 26:37Numbers 9:15Numbers 11:31Numbers 23:22Numbers 24:81 Samuel 14:14Job 28:5Psalms 17:12Song of Solomon 6:13Isaiah 5:18Isaiah 26:18Isaiah 26:20Isaiah 53:3Ezekiel 1:16Ezekiel 1:27Ezekiel 10:1Luke 22:44John 7:10John 21:8Acts 17:14Romans 9:321 Corinthians 4:92 Corinthians 11:17Philemon 1:14James 5:3Revelation 4:1Revelation 6:1Revelation 8:8Revelation 8:10Revelation 9:7Revelation 9:9Revelation 10:1Revelation 13:3Revelation 14:3Revelation 15:2Revelation 19:6Revelation 21:21
Where “as it were” appears
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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseExodus3 occurrences
2 versesLeviticus2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers6 occurrences
4 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah4 occurrences
4 versesEzekiel3 occurrences
3 versesLuke1 occurrence
1 verseJohn2 occurrences
2 versesActs1 occurrence
1 verseRomans1 occurrence
1 verse1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 versePhilemon1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation12 occurrences
12 verses
1 verseExodus3 occurrences
2 versesLeviticus2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers6 occurrences
4 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah4 occurrences
4 versesEzekiel3 occurrences
3 versesLuke1 occurrence
1 verseJohn2 occurrences
2 versesActs1 occurrence
1 verseRomans1 occurrence
1 verse1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 versePhilemon1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation12 occurrences
12 verses
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