Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 23:8 · retained source text
Behold, I goe forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceiue him:
KJV dictionary & concordance
forward
Meaning of “forward”
Sense 1: Toward the front or onward. Sense 2: To advance, promote, or send onward.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
47 occurrences46 verses18 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 26:13
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “forward”
They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 30:13 · retained source text
They marre my path, they set forward my calamitie, they haue no helper.
Complete reference index — all 46 verses
Genesis 26:13Exodus 14:15Numbers 1:51Numbers 2:17Numbers 2:24Numbers 2:34Numbers 4:5Numbers 4:15Numbers 10:5Numbers 10:17Numbers 10:18Numbers 10:21Numbers 10:22Numbers 10:25Numbers 10:28Numbers 10:35Numbers 21:10Numbers 22:1Numbers 32:19Judges 9:441 Samuel 10:31 Samuel 16:131 Samuel 18:91 Samuel 30:252 Kings 3:242 Kings 4:242 Kings 20:91 Chronicles 23:42 Chronicles 34:12Ezra 3:8Ezra 3:9Job 23:8Job 30:13Jeremiah 7:24Ezekiel 1:9Ezekiel 1:12Ezekiel 10:22Ezekiel 39:22Ezekiel 43:27Zechariah 1:15Mark 14:35Acts 19:332 Corinthians 8:102 Corinthians 8:17Galatians 2:103 John 1:6
Where “forward” appears
Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.
Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseExodus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers18 occurrences
17 versesJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel4 occurrences
4 verses2 Kings3 occurrences
3 verses1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseEzra2 occurrences
2 versesJob2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel5 occurrences
5 versesZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 verse3 John1 occurrence
1 verse
1 verseExodus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers18 occurrences
17 versesJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel4 occurrences
4 verses2 Kings3 occurrences
3 verses1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseEzra2 occurrences
2 versesJob2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel5 occurrences
5 versesZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 verse3 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Source order
Definition evidence
1 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗To send forward; to send towards the place of destination; to transmit. To advance; to help onward; to promote. To accelerate; to quicken; to hasten.