Job 20:4
Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed vpon earth,
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- Genesis 1:28Rank 1 from verse 4
28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
28And God blessed them, and God said vnto them, *Be fruitfull, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and haue dominion ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the aire, and ouer euery liuing thing that †mooueth vpon the earth.
- Genesis 9:1–3Rank 2 from verse 4
1AND God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
2And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
3Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
1¶ And God blessed Noah, and his sonnes, and said vnto them, *Bee fruitfull and multiply, and replenish the earth.
2And the feare of you, & the dread of you shall be vpon euery beast of the earth, and vpon euery fowle of the aire, vpon all that mooueth vpon the earth, and vpon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they deliuered.
3Euery mouing thing that liueth, shalbe meat for you; euen as the *greene herbe haue I giuen you all things.
8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
8*For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thy selfe to the search of their fathers.
9(For *we are but of yesterday, and know †nothing, because our dayes vpon earth are a shadow.)
- Psalms 115:16Rank 6 from verse 4
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Job 20:4
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of place, meaning to set, fix, locate, or establish.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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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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3I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
3I haue heard the checke of my reproach, and the spirit of my vnderstanding causeth me to answere.
4Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
4Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed vpon earth,
Selected passage5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
5*That the triumphing of the wicked is †short, and the ioy of the hypocrite but for a moment?