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Job 14:3–4

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And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
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From verse 3

  1. Psalms 144:3Rank 1 from verse 3
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    3Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

  2. Psalms 143:2Rank 2 from verse 3
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    2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

  3. Psalms 8:4Rank 3 from verse 3
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    4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

  4. Job 13:25Rank 4 from verse 3
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    25Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?

  5. Job 13:27Rank 5 from verse 3
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    27Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.

From verse 4

  1. John 3:6Rank 1 from verse 4
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    6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

  2. Job 15:14Rank 2 from verse 4
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    14What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

  3. Ephesians 2:3Rank 3 from verse 4
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    3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

  4. Romans 8:8–9Rank 4 from verse 4
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    8So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

    9But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

  5. Job 25:4–6Rank 5 from verse 4
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    4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

    5Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

    6How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

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Job 14:3

COMBINED MEANING

dost

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Sense 1: Do: perform, act, or carry out. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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

COMBINED MEANING

open

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Sense 1: Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest. Sense 2: As a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.

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eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

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Job 14:4

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out

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

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unclean

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Not clean; ceremonially unfit; physically foul; or morally defiled or impure.

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2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

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4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

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5Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

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