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Job 15:25–27

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For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
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From verse 25

  1. Daniel 5:23Rank 1 from verse 25
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    23But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

  2. Job 9:4Rank 2 from verse 25
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    4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

  3. Psalms 52:7Rank 3 from verse 25
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    7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

  4. Psalms 73:9Rank 4 from verse 25
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    9They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

  5. 1 Samuel 6:6Rank 5 from verse 25
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    6Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?

From verse 26

  1. 2 Chronicles 32:13–17Rank 1 from verse 26
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    13Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand?

    14Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?

    15Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?

    16And his servants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekiah.

    17He wrote also letters to rail on the Lord God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.

  2. 2 Chronicles 28:22Rank 2 from verse 26
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    22¶ And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.

  3. Genesis 49:8Rank 3 from verse 26
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    8¶ Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.

  4. Job 16:12Rank 4 from verse 26
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    12I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.

  5. Psalms 18:40Rank 5 from verse 26
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    40Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

From verse 27

  1. Psalms 17:10Rank 1 from verse 27
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    10They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

  2. Isaiah 6:10Rank 2 from verse 27
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    10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

  3. Jeremiah 5:28Rank 3 from verse 27
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    28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

  4. Psalms 73:7Rank 4 from verse 27
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    7Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

  5. Deuteronomy 32:15Rank 5 from verse 27
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    15¶ But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

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Job 15:25

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

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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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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

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COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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Job 15:26

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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thick

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Sense 1: Dense, deep, close, crowded, or not thin. Sense 2: To a great depth or in close succession.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Job 15:27

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covereth

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Places, spreads, or keeps something over another; hides, conceals, encloses, shelters, clothes, or occupies its surface or extent.

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face

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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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fatness

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Sense 1: Richness, abundance, or fertility. Sense 2: Fullness of flesh or being well fed.

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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fat

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1. The rich oily bodily substance of an animal. 2. Rich, fertile, abundant, prosperous, or flourishing. 3. Well-fed, plump, or full-bodied. 4. The richest or choicest part or produce of something. 5. Figuratively, dull, insensible, or hardened.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Read all 35 verses in Job 15:1–35

15:1THEN answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

15:2Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

15:3Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

15:4Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.

15:5For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

15:6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

15:7Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?

15:8Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

15:9What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?

15:10With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.

15:11Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?

15:12Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

15:13That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?

15:14What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

15:15Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

15:16How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

15:17I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;

15:18Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:

15:19Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.

15:20The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

15:21A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

15:22He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.

15:23He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

15:24Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

15:25For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.

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15:26He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:

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15:27Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

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15:28And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.

15:29He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

15:30He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

15:31Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

15:32It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

15:33He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.

15:34For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

15:35They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

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