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Job 14:5–6

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Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
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From verse 5

  1. Psalms 39:4Rank 1 from verse 5
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    4Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.

  2. Acts 17:26Rank 2 from verse 5
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    26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

  3. Job 12:10Rank 3 from verse 5
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    10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

  4. Hebrews 9:27Rank 4 from verse 5
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    27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

  5. Psalms 104:29Rank 5 from verse 5
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    29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

From verse 6

  1. Job 7:19Rank 1 from verse 6
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    19How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

  2. Psalms 39:13Rank 2 from verse 6
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    13O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

  3. Job 7:1–2Rank 3 from verse 6
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    1IS there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

    2As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

  4. Job 10:20Rank 4 from verse 6
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    20Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

  5. Job 7:16Rank 5 from verse 6
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    16I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.

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Job 14:5

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

determined

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of determine, meaning to decide or render judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

number

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Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

appointed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of appoint. Sense 1: To assign, designate, establish, or set for a particular purpose, office, or time. Sense 2: To supply, allot, furnish, or equip with provisions or equipment.

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

COMBINED MEANING

pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 14:6

COMBINED MEANING

turn

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Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rest

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Sense 1: To cease from labour or motion, lie still, settle, remain, or rely; also repose, peace, security, or an abiding place. Sense 2: The remaining persons or things after a part is distinguished.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

till

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Sense 1: To cultivate, plough, dress, and work soil for crops. Sense 2: As a time or limit word, until, up to, or as far as the stated point, condition, or event.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

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

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

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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6Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.

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7For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

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