Job 17:12
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
They change the night into day: the light is †short, because of darknes.
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. neere.
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- Deuteronomy 28:67Rank 1 from verse 12
67In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
67In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were Euen: and at Euen thou shalt say, Would God it were morning, for the feare of thine heart wherewith thou shalt feare, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
- Job 24:14–16Rank 2 from verse 12
14The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
16In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
14The murderer rising with the light, killeth the poore and needy, and in the night is as a thiefe.
15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and †disguiseth his face.
16In the darke they digge through houses which they had marked for themselues in the day time: they know not the light.
- Job 7:13–14Rank 3 from verse 12
3So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
4When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
3So am I made to possesse moneths of vanitie, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
4When I lie downe, I say, When shall I arise, and the †night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro, vnto the dawning of the day.
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Job 17:12
Sense 1: To make or become different; to alter, exchange, replace, or pass from one state to another. Sense 2: An alteration, exchange, replacement, or transition from one state to another.
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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.
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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
Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references
Brief or limited in length, time, amount, or reach; lacking what is required.
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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.
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11My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.
11My dayes are past, my purposes are broken off, euen †the thoughts of my heart:
12They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
12They change the night into day: the light is †short, because of darknes.
Selected passage13If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
13If I waite, the graue is mine house: I haue made my bedde in the darknesse.