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1 Samuel 2:5–6

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They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
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From verse 5

  1. Jeremiah 15:9Rank 1 from verse 5
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    9She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the Lord.

  2. Luke 1:53Rank 2 from verse 5
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    53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

  3. Psalms 113:9Rank 3 from verse 5
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    9He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.

  4. Psalms 34:10Rank 4 from verse 5
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    10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

  5. 1 Samuel 1:6Rank 5 from verse 5
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    6And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.

From verse 6

  1. Deuteronomy 32:39Rank 1 from verse 6
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    39See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

  2. Isaiah 26:19Rank 2 from verse 6
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    19Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

  3. 2 Kings 5:7Rank 3 from verse 6
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    7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

  4. Job 5:18Rank 4 from verse 6
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    18For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

  5. Jonah 2:2–6Rank 5 from verse 6
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    2And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

    3For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

    4Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

    5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

    6I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.

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1 Samuel 2:5

COMBINED MEANING

hired

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of hire, meaning to employ or obtain work for payment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ceased

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Past-tense or past-participial form of cease (to stop moving, acting or speaking; to leave off; to give over; followed by from before a noun).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

barren

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1. Unable to bear offspring. 2. Unproductive or unable to yield fruit or increase; desolate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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waxed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of wax, meaning to grow, increase, or become.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1 Samuel 2:6

COMBINED MEANING

maketh

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Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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alive

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Sense 1: Living; having life; not dead. Sense 2: Continuing or active in life, force, or operation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

grave

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Sense 1: The place of the dead or of burial; a tomb, burial place, or pit. Sense 2: To cut, carve, or engrave. Sense 3: As an adjective, serious, sober, dignified, or worthy of respect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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4The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

5They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

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6The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

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7The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

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