Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 7:12 · retained source text
Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch ouer me?
KJV dictionary & concordance
whale
Meaning of “whale”
A large sea animal.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Job 7:12
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “whale”
Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 32:2 · retained source text
Sonne of man, take vp a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say vnto him; Thou art like a young lyon of the nations, & thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy riuers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their riuers.
1611 marginal noteOr, dragon.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗A large sea animal.