Job 16:16
My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
My face is fowle with weeping, and on mine eye-lids is the shadow of death;
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- Lamentations 1:16Rank 1 from verse 16
16For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
16For these things I weepe, *mine eye, mine eye runneth downe with water, because the comforter that should †relieue my soule is farre from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy preuailed.
- Mark 14:34Rank 2 from verse 16
- Psalms 102:3–5Rank 3 from verse 16
3For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
4My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
5By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
3‖For my dayes are consumed like smoke: and my bones are burnt as an hearth.
4My heart is smitten, and withered like grasse: so that I forget to eate my bread.
5‖By reason of the voice of my groning, my bones cleaue to my skinne.
- Isaiah 52:14Rank 4 from verse 16
- Jonah 2:1–10Rank 6 from verse 16
1THEN Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly,
2And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
3For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
4Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
6I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.
7When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
8They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
9But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.
10¶ And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
1¶ Then Ionah prayed vnto the LORD his God, out of the fishes belly,
2And said, I *cried ‖by reason of mine affliction vnto the LORD, and hee heard mee; out of the belly of ‖hell cried I, and thou heardest my voyce.
3†For thou hadst cast mee into the deepe, in the middest of the Seas, and the floods compassed me about: all thy billowes & thy waues passed ouer me.
4Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will looke againe toward thy holy Temple.
5*The waters compassed mee about euen to the soule; the depth closed mee round about; the weedes were wrapt about my head.
6†‖I went downe to the bottomes of the mountaines: the earth with her barres was about me for euer: yet hast thou brought vp my life from corruption, O LORD my God.
7When my soule fainted within mee, I remembred the LORD, and my prayer came in vnto thee, into thine holy Temple.
8They that obserue lying vanities, forsake their owne mercy.
9**But I wil sacrifice vnto thee with the voice of thanksgiuing, I will pay that that I haue vowed: saluation is of the LORD.
10¶ And the LORD spake vnto the fish, and it vomited out Ionah vpon the drie land.
- Psalms 102:9Rank 7 from verse 16
- Psalms 31:9Rank 8 from verse 16
- Psalms 32:3Rank 9 from verse 16
- Psalms 6:6–7Rank 10 from verse 16
6I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
7Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
6‖I am weary with my groning, all the night make I my bed to swim: I water my couch with my teares.
7Mine eie is consumed because of griefe; it waxeth olde because of all mine enemies.
- Psalms 69:3Rank 11 from verse 16
- Psalms 116:3Rank 12 from verse 16
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Job 16:16
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: Dirty, unclean, polluted, offensive, corrupt, or contrary to what is fair and right. Sense 2: To make dirty or polluted.
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The act or sound of crying or shedding tears; lamentation or mourning.
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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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1. A darkened shape or shade cast by intercepted light. 2. Shelter or protection. 3. A fleeting trace or likeness. 4. A preliminary outline, type, or representation of a fuller reality.
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15I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.
15I haue sowed sackcloth vpon my skin, and defiled my horne in the dust.
16My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
16My face is fowle with weeping, and on mine eye-lids is the shadow of death;
Selected passage17Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.
17Not for any iniustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.