Job 20:6
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
Though his excellencie mount vp to the heauens, and his head reach vnto the †clouds:
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. cloud.
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- Isaiah 14:13–14Rank 1 from verse 6
13For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
13For thou hast said in thine heart; I wil ascend into heauen, I wil exalt my throne aboue the starres of God: I wil sit also vpon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the North.
14I wil ascend aboue the heights of the cloudes, I wil bee like the most High.
- Obadiah 1:3–4Rank 2 from verse 6
3¶ The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
4Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.
3¶ The pride of thine heart hath deceiued thee: thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rocke, Whose habitation is high, that saith in his heart: Who shall bring me downe to the ground?
4*Though thou exalt thy selfe as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the starres, thence will I bring thee downe, saith the LORD.
- Genesis 11:4Rank 3 from verse 6
4And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
4And they said; Goe to, let vs build vs a city and a tower, whose top may reach vnto heauen, and let vs make vs a name, lest we be scattered abroad vpon the face of the whole earth.
- Daniel 4:11Rank 5 from verse 6
- Daniel 4:22Rank 6 from verse 6
22It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
22It is thou, O King, that art growen and become strong: for thy greatnesse is growen and reacheth vnto heauen, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
- Matthew 11:23Rank 7 from verse 6
23And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
23And thou Capernaum, which art exalted vnto heauen, shalt be brought downe to hell: For if the mighty works which haue beene done in thee, had bin done in Sodome, it would haue remained vntil this day.
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Job 20:6
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excellency
Surpassing greatness, dignity, superiority, or an eminent and highly valued quality.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A hill, mountain, or elevated tract of land. Sense 2: An artificial raised mound used in siege. Sense 3: To rise, ascend, climb, get upon, or increase upward.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.
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Sense 1: To extend or stretch to a place or limit; to arrive or continue as far as it. Sense 2: To extend the hand toward or into something.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Visible masses of condensed vapour in the sky. Sense 2: Figures of covering, multitude, or obscurity.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
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5That 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?
6Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
6Though his excellencie mount vp to the heauens, and his head reach vnto the †clouds:
Selected passage7Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
7 Yet he shall perish for euer, like his owne doung: they which haue seene him, shall say, Where is he?