Job 15:27–28
Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
Because he couereth his face with his fatnesse, and maketh collops of fat on his flankes.
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heapes.
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- Psalms 17:10Rank 1 from verse 27
- Isaiah 6:10Rank 2 from verse 27
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.
10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their eares heauy, and shut their eyes: lest they see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstand with their heart, and conuert and be healed.
- Jeremiah 5:28Rank 3 from verse 27
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.
28**They are waxen fat, they shine: yea they ouerpasse the deedes of the wicked: they iudge not the cause, the cause of the fatherlesse, yet they prosper: and the right of the needy doe they not iudge.
- Psalms 73:7Rank 4 from verse 27
- Deuteronomy 32:15Rank 5 from verse 27
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.
15¶ But Iesurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou art waxen fat, thou art growen thicke, thou art couered with fatnes: then he forsooke God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rocke of his saluation.
- Psalms 78:31Rank 7 from verse 27
From verse 28
- Jeremiah 51:37Rank 2 from verse 28
- Isaiah 5:8–10Rank 3 from verse 28
8¶ Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
9In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.
10Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.
8¶ *Woe vnto them that ioyne house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth.
9‖†In mine eares said the LORD of hostes, Of a trueth many houses shall be desolate, euen great and faire without inhabitant.
10Yea ten acres of vineyard shall yeeld one Bath, and the seed of an Homer shall yeeld an Ephah.
- Jeremiah 26:18Rank 4 from verse 28
18Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
18*Micah the Morashite prophecied in the dayes of Hezekiah king of Iudah, and spake to all the people of Iudah, saying; Thus saith the LORD of hostes, Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Ierusalem shall become heapes, and the mountaine of the house, the hie places of a forrest.
- Jeremiah 9:11Rank 5 from verse 28
- Micah 3:12Rank 7 from verse 28
12Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
12*Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Ierusalem shal become heapes, and the mountaine of the house, as the high places of the forrest.
- Micah 7:18Rank 8 from verse 28
18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
18*Who is a God like vnto thee, that pardoneth iniquitie, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? hee retaineth not his anger for euer, because he delighteth in mercy.
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Job 15:27
Places, spreads, or keeps something over another; hides, conceals, encloses, shelters, clothes, or occupies its surface or extent.
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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.
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Sense 1: Richness, abundance, or fertility. Sense 2: Fullness of flesh or being well fed.
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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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Thick folds, lumps, or masses of flesh or 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.
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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.
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Job 15:28
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.
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1. Of a place or land, left empty, uninhabited, waste, ruined, barren, or without former use and fruitfulness. 2. Of a person or people, bereft, forsaken, solitary, or left without help, comfort, family, or support. 3. As a verb, to make empty, waste, ruined, or bereft.
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Buildings or dwelling places; by extension, the families, households, estates, possessions, royal lines, or bodies of people associated with them.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Prepared; in a state requiring no delay; willing or prompt.
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Sense 1: Piles or masses. Sense 2: As a verb, gathers or piles up.
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15:1THEN answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
15:1¶ Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
15:2Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
15:2Should a wise man vtter †vaine knowledge, and fill his belly with the East winde?
15:3Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
15:3Should hee reason with vnprofitable talke? or with speeches wherewith he can doe no good?
15:4Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
15:4Yea †thou castest off feare, and restrainest ‖prayer before God.
15:5For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
15:5For thy mouth †vttereth thine iniquitie, and thou choosest the tongue of the craftie.
15:6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
15:6Thine owne mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea thine owne lippes testifie against thee.
15:7Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
15:7 Art thou the first man that was borne? or wast thou made before the hilles?
15:8Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
15:8*Hast thou heard the secret of God? and doest thou restraine wisedome to thy selfe?
15:9What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?
15:9What knowest thou that we know not? what vnderstandest thou, which is not in vs?
15:10With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
15:10With vs are both the gray headed, and very aged men, much elder then thy father.
15:11Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
15:11 Are 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,
15:12Why doeth thine heart carie thee away? and what doe thine eyes winke at,
15:13That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?
15:13That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words goe 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?
15:14*What is man, that he should be cleane? and he which is borne 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.
15:15*Beholde, he putteth no trust in his Saints, yea, the heauens are not cleane in his sight.
15:16How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
15:16How much more abominable and filthie is man, which drinketh iniquitie like water?
15:17I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;
15:17I will shew thee, heare me, and that which I haue seene, I wil declare,
15:18Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:
15:18Which wise men haue tolde from their fathers, and haue not hid it:
15:19Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
15:19Unto whom alone the earth was giuen, 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.
15:20The wicked man trauaileth with paine all his dayes, and the number of yeeres is hidden to the oppressour.
15:21A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
15:21†A dreadfull sound is in his eares; in prosperitie the destroyer shall come vpon him.
15:22He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
15:22He beleeueth not that he shall returne out of darkenesse, 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.
15:23He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkenes 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.
15:24Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall preuaile against him, as a king ready to the battell.
15:25For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
15:25For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himselfe against the Almightie.
15:26He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
15:26He runneth vpon him, euen on his necke, vpon the thicke bosses of his bucklers:
15:27Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
15:27Because he couereth his face with his fatnesse, and maketh collops of fat on his flankes.
Selected passage15:28And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
15:28And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heapes.
Selected passage15:29He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
15:29He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof vpon 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.
15:30He shall not depart out of darkenesse, the flame shall drie vp his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he goe away.
15:31Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
15:31Let not him that is deceiued, trust in vanitie: for vanitie shalbe his recompence.
15:32It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
15:32It shall be ‖accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not bee greene.
15:33He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
15:33He shal shake off his vnripe grape as the Uine, and shall cast off his flowre as the Oliue.
15:34For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
15:34For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of briberie.
15:35They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
15:35They conceiue mischiefe, *and bring forth ‖vanitie, and their belly prepareth deceit.