Job 17:6
He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
He hath made me also a by-word of the people, and ‖afore time I was as a tabret.
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- 1 Kings 9:7Rank 3 from verse 6
7Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
7Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I haue giuen them; and this house which I haue hallowed *for my Name, will I cast out of my sight, and Israel shall bee a prouerbe, and a by-word among all people:
- Genesis 31:27Rank 4 from verse 6
27Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
27Wherefore didst thou flie away secretly, and †steale away from me, and didst not tell mee? that I might haue sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harpe,
- Isaiah 5:12Rank 5 from verse 6
12And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.
12And the harpe and the viole, the tabret and pipe, and wine are in their feasts: but they regard not the worke of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
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Job 17:6
Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
A saying, name, or example repeatedly spoken among people, especially as an object of reproach, scorn, warning, or astonishment.
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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.
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In time past; in a former time.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
A small hand drum or tambourine.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
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5He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
5Hee that speaketh flattery to his friends, euen the eyes of his children shall faile.
6He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
6He hath made me also a by-word of the people, and ‖afore time I was as a tabret.
Selected passage7Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.
7Mine eye also is dimme by reason of sorrow, and all ‖my members are as a shadow.