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Exodus 15:8

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And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
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  1. Job 4:9Rank 1 from verse 8
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    9By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

  2. Psalms 78:13Rank 2 from verse 8
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    13He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

  3. Exodus 14:21–22Rank 3 from verse 8
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    21And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

    22And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

  4. 2 Samuel 22:16Rank 4 from verse 8
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    16And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

  5. 2 Thessalonians 2:8Rank 5 from verse 8
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    8And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

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Exodus 15:8

COMBINED MEANING

blast

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Sense 1: A sudden gust or rush of air; a sound blown from an instrument. Sense 2: A destructive influence that withers or ruins.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

gathered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of gather, meaning to collect, bring together, or assemble.

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

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upright

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1. Honest, just, or morally right; also a person so characterized. 2. Straight, erect, or standing up.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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heap

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Sense 1: A pile, mound, or gathered accumulation. Sense 2: To gather, pile, or accumulate.

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

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congealed

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Thickened, solidified, fixed, or gathered together into a firm mass.

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

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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sea

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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.

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7And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.

8And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

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9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

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