Job 20:26–28
All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
All darknesse shalbe hid in his secret places: a fire not blowen shall consume him; it shall goe ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
The heauen shall reueale his iniquitie: and the earth shall rise vp against him.
The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
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From verse 26
- Psalms 21:9Rank 1 from verse 26
- Psalms 120:4Rank 2 from verse 26
- Isaiah 14:20–22Rank 3 from verse 26
20Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
21Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
22For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord.
20*Thou shalt not be ioyned with them in buriall, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slaine thy people: the seede of euill doers shall neuer be renowmed.
21*Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquitie of their fathers, that they doe not rise nor possesse the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
22For I will rise vp against them, sayth the LORD of hostes, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and sonne and nephew, sayth the LORD.
- Isaiah 30:33Rank 4 from verse 26
33For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
33†For Tophet is ordained of olde; yea, for the king it is prepared, he hath made it deepe and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood, the breath of the LORD, like a streame of brimstone, doeth kindle it.
- Isaiah 8:22Rank 5 from verse 26
- Job 18:18–19Rank 6 from verse 26
18He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
19He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
18†He shall be driuen from light into darkenesse, and chased out of the world.
19Hee shall neither haue sonne nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
- Job 18:5–6Rank 7 from verse 26
5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
5Yea, the light of the wicked shalbe put out, and the sparke of his fire shall not shine.
6The light shalbe darke in his tabernacle, and his ‖candle shalbe put out with him.
- Matthew 3:12Rank 9 from verse 26
12Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
12Whose fanne is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floore, and gather his wheat into the garner: but wil burne vp the chaffe with vnquenchable fire.
- Matthew 8:12Rank 10 from verse 26
- Psalms 109:9–15Rank 11 from verse 26
9Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
10Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
11Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.
12Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
13Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
14Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
9Let his children bee fatherlesse: and his wife a widow.
10Let his children bee continually vagabonds, & begge: let them seeke their bread also out of their desolate places.
11Let the extortioner catch all that he hath: and let the strangers spoile his labour.
12Let there be none to extend mercy vnto him: neither let there be any to fauour his fatherlesse children.
13Let his posteritie be cut off: and in the generation folowing let their name be blotted out.
14Let the iniquitie of his fathers be remembred with the LORD: and let not the sinne of his mother be blotted out.
15Let them be before the LORD continually: that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
From verse 27
- Isaiah 26:21Rank 1 from verse 27
21For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
21*†For behold, the LORD commeth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquitie: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more couer her slaine.
- Luke 12:2–3Rank 3 from verse 27
2For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
3Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
2*For there is nothing couered, that shall not be reuealed, neither hid, that shall not be knowen.
3Therefore, whatsoeuer yee haue spoken in darkenesse, shall bee heard in the light: and that which yee haue spoken in the eare, in closets, shal be proclaimed vpon the house tops.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Rank 4 from verse 27
5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
5*Therefore iudge nothing before the time, vntill the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkenesse, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall euery man haue prayse of God.
- Deuteronomy 31:28Rank 5 from verse 27
28¶ Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.
28¶ Gather vnto mee all the Elders of your tribes, and your Officers, that I may speake these words in their eares, and call heauen and earth to record against them.
- Jeremiah 29:23Rank 6 from verse 27
23Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the Lord.
23Because they haue committed villanie in Israel, and haue committed adulterie with their neighbors wiues, and haue spoken lying wordes in my Name, which I haue not commanded them, euen I know, and am a witnesse, saith the LORD.
- Malachi 3:5Rank 8 from verse 27
5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
5‖And I will come neere to you to iudgement, and I will bee a swift witnesse against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppresse the hireling in his wages, the widowe, and the fatherlesse, and that turne aside the stranger from his right, and feare not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Psalms 44:20–21Rank 9 from verse 27
20If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
21Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
20If wee haue forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange God:
21Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
- Romans 2:16Rank 10 from verse 27
From verse 28
- Job 27:14–19Rank 1 from verse 28
14If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
19The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
14If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offpring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15*Those that remaine of him shall bee buried in death: and his widowes shall not weepe.
16Though he heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay:
17He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall diuide the siluer.
18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
19The rich man shall lie downe, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not:
- James 5:1–3Rank 2 from verse 28
1GO to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
1¶ Goe to now, yee rich men, weepe and howle for your miseries that shall come vpon you.
2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments motheaten:
3Your gold and siluer is cankered, and the rust of them shall bee a witnesse against you, and shall eate your flesh as it were fire: ye haue heaped treasure together for the last dayes.
- Revelation 18:17Rank 3 from verse 28
17For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
17For in one houre so great riches is come to nought. And euery shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailers, and as many as trade by sea, stood a farre off,
- Zephaniah 1:18Rank 4 from verse 28
18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
18*Neither their siluer nor their golde shall be able to deliuer them in the day of the LORDs wrath; but the whole land shall bee *deuoured by the fire of his iealousie: for hee shall make euen a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
- 2 Kings 20:17Rank 5 from verse 28
17Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord.
17Behold, the dayes come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers haue layde vp in store vnto this day, *shall be caried vnto Babylon: nothing shall be left, sayth the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 28:31Rank 6 from verse 28
31Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.
31Thine oxe shall be slaine before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine asse shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and †shal not be restored to thee: thy sheepe shall bee giuen vnto thine enemies, and thou shalt haue none to rescue them.
- Job 20:18–22Rank 8 from verse 28
18That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
19Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
20Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
21There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
22In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
18That which he laboured for, shall he restore, & shall not swallow it downe: †according to his substance shall the restitution bee, and hee shall not reioyce therein.
19Because hee hath †oppressed, and hath forsaken the poore; because he hath violently taken away an *house which he builded not:
20Surely he shall not †feele quietnesse in his belly, hee shall not saue of that which he desired.
21‖There shall none of his meat be left, therefore shall no man looke for his goods.
22In the fulnesse of his sufficiencie, he shalbe in straites: euery hand of the ‖wicked shall come vpon him.
- Matthew 16:26Rank 11 from verse 28
- Proverbs 11:4Rank 12 from verse 28
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Job 20:26
Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Put, kept, or placed out of sight, knowledge, discovery, understanding, or danger; concealed, secret, covered, or withheld from perception.
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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. Hidden, concealed, private, or not openly known. 2. A hidden matter, counsel, or mystery.
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1. Physical locations or rooms. 2. Positions or offices. 3. Occasions, circumstances, or passages.
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Burning flame and heat that gives light, consumes, purifies, or destroys.
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1. Sounded by blowing. 2. Fanned or kindled by air.
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1. To destroy, use up, or bring to an end. 2. To waste away or be exhausted.
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Bad, evil, harmful, unfavorable, or disagreeable; badly or wrongly, according to the phrase.
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Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of leave: departed, abandoned, allowed to remain, or caused to remain. Sense 2: The direction or side opposite the right.
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tabernacle
Sense 1: A tent, booth, or dwelling; especially Israel’s sacred tent of worship. Sense 2: Figuratively, the body as a dwelling.
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Job 20:27
Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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To uncover, disclose, show, or make known what was hidden or unknown.
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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.
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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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To get up, stand, ascend, increase, begin, appear, come forth, awaken, proceed to act or oppose, attain authority, or return from the dead.
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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.
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Job 20:28
Sense 1: Growth, produce, yield, offspring, gain, or enlargement. Sense 2: To grow, multiply, add to, enlarge, or intensify.
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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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1. To leave, go away, or move from a place or person. 2. To cease to remain, be removed, disappear, or pass away. 3. To turn or separate from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. To leave earthly life or this world.
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Movables; household furniture. Wares; merchandize; commodities bought and sold by merchants and traders. Personal or movable estate.
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Sense 1: To move or run continuously as water. Sense 2: Figuratively, to stream, gather, or come abundantly.
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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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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.
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Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.
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25It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
25It is drawen, and commeth out of the body; yea the glistering sword commeth out of his gall; terrours are vpon him.
26All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
26All darknesse shalbe hid in his secret places: a fire not blowen shall consume him; it shall goe ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
Selected passage27The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
27The heauen shall reueale his iniquitie: and the earth shall rise vp against him.
Selected passage28The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
28The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
Selected passage29This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
29This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage †appointed vnto him by God.