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Exodus 4:11

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And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord?
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  1. Amos 3:6Rank 1 from verse 11
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    6Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?

  2. Ezekiel 3:26–27Rank 2 from verse 11
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    26And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.

    27But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.

  3. Isaiah 6:7Rank 3 from verse 11
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    7And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.

  4. Psalms 146:8Rank 4 from verse 11
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    8The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:

  5. Psalms 94:9Rank 5 from verse 11
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    9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

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Exodus 4:11

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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).

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dumb

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Sense 1: Unable, unwilling, or restrained from speaking; silent or speechless. Sense 2: Causing muteness.

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COMBINED MEANING

deaf

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1. Unable or impaired in hearing. 2. Figuratively, unwilling or refusing to hear or heed.

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

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seeing

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1. As a connective, because, since, or in view of a stated fact. 2. Perceiving with the eyes; observing. 3. Recognizing, discerning, understanding, or foreseeing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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blind

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Sense 1: Unable to see with the eyes, or unable or unwilling to perceive, understand, or judge. Sense 2: A person or persons unable to see, as in ‘the blind’. Sense 3: To make unable to see or judge, or to obscure or hinder sight or judgment.

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10¶ And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

11And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord?

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12Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

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