Job 21:17–26
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
How oft is the ‖candle of the wicked put out? and how oft commeth their destruction vpon them? God distributeth sorrowes in his anger.
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- ‖Alternative wordingOr, lampe.
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
They are as stubble before the winde, and as chaffe that the storme †carieth away.
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. stealeth away
God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
God layeth vp his †iniquitie for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
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- †Translator clarificationThat is, the punishment of his iniquitie.
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drinke of the wrath of the Almightie.
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his moneths is cut off in the middest?
Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he iudgeth those that are high.
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
One dieth †in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. in his very perfection, or in the strength of his perfection.
His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
His ‖breasts are full of milke, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
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- ‖Alternative wordingOr, milkes pales.
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
And another dieth in the bitternesse of his soule, and neuer eateth with pleasure.
They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
They shall lie downe alike in the dust, and the wormes shall couer them.
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From verse 17
- Job 18:5–6Rank 1 from verse 17
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.
- Proverbs 13:9Rank 2 from verse 17
- Proverbs 20:20Rank 3 from verse 17
- Luke 12:46Rank 5 from verse 17
46The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
46The Lord of that seruant will come in a day when hee looketh not for him, and at an houre when hee is not ware, and will ‖cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the vnbeleeuers.
- Matthew 25:8Rank 6 from verse 17
- Proverbs 24:20Rank 7 from verse 17
- Psalms 32:10Rank 8 from verse 17
- Psalms 90:7–9Rank 9 from verse 17
7For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.
8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
7For we are consumed by thine anger: and by thy wrath are we troubled.
8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee: our secret sinnes in the light of thy countenance.
9†‖For all our dayes are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our yeeres as a tale that is told.
- Romans 2:8–9Rank 10 from verse 17
8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
8But vnto them that are contentious, & doe not obey the trueth, but obey vnrighteousnes, indignation, & wrath,
9Tribulation, and anguish vpon euery soule of man that doeth euill, of the Iew first, and also of the †Gentile.
From verse 18
- Psalms 1:4Rank 1 from verse 18
- Psalms 83:13Rank 2 from verse 18
- Psalms 35:5Rank 4 from verse 18
- Isaiah 17:13Rank 5 from verse 18
13The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
13‖The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee farre off, and shalbe chased as the chaffe of the mountaines before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlewind.
- Isaiah 29:5Rank 6 from verse 18
5Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
5Moreouer the multitude of thy strangers shalbe like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shalbe as chaffe, that passeth away; yea it shalbe at an instant suddenly.
- Jeremiah 13:24Rank 7 from verse 18
- Exodus 15:7Rank 8 from verse 18
7And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
7And in the greatnesse of thine excellencie thou hast ouerthrowen them, that rose vp against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
- Hosea 13:3Rank 9 from verse 18
3Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
3Therefore they shalbe as the morning cloud, and as the early dew it passeth away, as the chaffe that is driuen with a whirlewinde out of the floore, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
- Isaiah 40:24Rank 10 from verse 18
24Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
24Yea they shal not be planted, yea they shall not be sowen, yea their stocke shall not take roote in the earth: and he shall also blow vpon them, & they shall wither, and the whirlewinde shall take them away as stubble.
- Isaiah 41:15–16Rank 11 from verse 18
15Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
16Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
15†Behold, I will make thee a new sharpe threshing instrument hauing teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountaines, and beate them small, and shalt make the hilles as chaffe.
16Thou shalt fanne them, and the winde shall carie them away, and the whirlewinde shall scatter them: and thou shalt reioyce in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 5:24Rank 12 from verse 18
24Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
24†Therfore as the fire deuoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaffe, so their root shall be rottennes, and their blossome shall goe vp as dust: because they haue cast away the Lawe of the LORD of hosts, and despised the worde of the Holy One of Israel.
- Matthew 3:12Rank 13 from verse 18
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.
- Nahum 1:10Rank 14 from verse 18
From verse 19
- Exodus 20:5Rank 1 from verse 19
5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
5Thou shalt not bow downe thy selfe to them, nor serue them: For I the LORD thy God am a iealous God, visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the children, vnto the thirde and fourth generation of them that hate me:
- Ezekiel 18:19–20Rank 2 from verse 19
19¶ Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.
20The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
19¶ *Yet say yee, Why? doeth not the sonne beare the iniquitie of the father? when the sonne hath done that which is lawfull and right, and hath kept all my Statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely liue.
20The soule that sinneth, it shal die: the sonne shall not beare the iniquitie of the father, neither shal the father beare the iniquitie of the sonne; the righteousnesse of the righteous shall bee vpon him, and the wickednesse of the wicked shalbe vpon him.
- Ezekiel 18:2Rank 3 from verse 19
2What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?
2*What meane ye that yee vse this prouerbe concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers haue eaten sowre grapes, and the childrens teeth are set on edge?
- Isaiah 14:21Rank 4 from verse 19
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.
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.
- Isaiah 53:4–6Rank 5 from verse 19
4¶ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
4¶ *Surely he hath borne our griefes, and caried our sorrowes: yet we did esteeme him striken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5‖**†But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was vpon him, and with his stripes we are healed.
6†All we like sheepe haue gone astray: we haue turned euery one to his owne way, and the LORD hath layd on him the iniquitie of vs all.
- Jeremiah 31:29Rank 6 from verse 19
- 2 Corinthians 5:21Rank 7 from verse 19
- 2 Timothy 4:14Rank 8 from verse 19
- Deuteronomy 32:34Rank 9 from verse 19
- Ezekiel 18:14Rank 10 from verse 19
- Matthew 23:31–35Rank 11 from verse 19
31Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
32Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
33Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
34¶ Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
35That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
31Wherefore ye bee witnesses vnto your selues, that yee are the children of them which killed the Prophets.
32Fil ye vp then the measure of your fathers.
33Yee serpents, yee generation of vipers, How can yee escape the damnation of hell?
34¶ Wherefore behold, I send vnto you Prophets, and wisemen, and Scribes, and some of them yee shall kill and crucifie, and some of them shall yee scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from citie to citie:
35That vpon you may come all the righteous blood shed vpon the earth, *from the blood of righteous Abel, vnto the blood of Zacharias, sonne of Barachias, whom yee slew betweene the temple and the altar.
- Psalms 109:9–31Rank 12 from verse 19
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.
16Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.
17As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
18As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
19Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
20Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
21But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.
22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
23I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.
24My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.
25I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
26Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy:
27That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, Lord, hast done it.
28Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
29Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.
30I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
31For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
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.
16Because that he remembred not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poore and needy man: that he might euen slay the broken in heart.
17As he loued cursing, so let it come vnto him: as hee delighted not in blessing, so let it be farre from him.
18†As he clothed himselfe with cursing like as with his garment: so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oyle into his bones.
19Let it be vnto him as the garment which couereth him: and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
20 Let this be the reward of mine aduersaries from the LORD: and of them that speake euill against my soule.
21But do thou for me, O God the LORD, for thy Names sake: because thy mercie is good: deliuer thou me.
22For I am poore and needie: and my heart is wounded within me.
23I am gone like the shadow, when it declineth: I am tossed vp and downe as the locust.
24My knees are weake through fasting: and my flesh faileth of fatnesse.
25I became also a reproch vnto them: when they looked vpon me, they shaked their heads.
26Helpe me, O LORD my God: O saue me according to thy mercie.
27That they may know, that th is is thy hand: that thou, LORD, hast done it.
28Let them curse, but blesse thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed, but let thy seruant reioyce.
29Let mine aduersaries be clothed with shame: and let them couer them selues with their owne confusion, as with a mantle.
30I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth: yea I will praise him among the multitude.
31†For he shal stand at the right hand of the poore: to saue him from those that condemne his soule.
- Psalms 54:5Rank 13 from verse 19
- Revelation 18:6Rank 14 from verse 19
- Romans 2:5Rank 15 from verse 19
5But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
5But after thy hardnesse, and impenitent heart, *treasurest vp vnto thy selfe wrath, against the day of wrath, and reuelation of the righteous iudgement of God:
- 2 Samuel 3:39Rank 16 from verse 19
39And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.
39And I am this day †weake, though anointed King, and these men the sonnes of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of euill, according to his wickednesse.
- Deuteronomy 32:41Rank 17 from verse 19
- Genesis 4:7Rank 18 from verse 19
7If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
7If thou doe well, shalt thou not ‖be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sinne lieth at the doore: And ‖vnto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule ouer him.
- Malachi 3:18Rank 20 from verse 19
- Matthew 16:27Rank 21 from verse 19
- Matthew 6:19–20Rank 22 from verse 19
19¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
19¶ Lay not vp for your selues treasures vpon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where theeues breake thorow, and steale.
20*But lay vp for your selues treasures in heauen, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, & where theeues doe not breake thorow, nor steale.
From verse 20
- Isaiah 51:17Rank 1 from verse 20
17¶ Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.
17¶ *Awake, awake, stand vp, O Ierusalem, which hast drunke at the hand of the LORD the cup of his furie; thou hast drunken the dregges of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.
- Psalms 75:8Rank 2 from verse 20
8For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
8For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red: it is full of mixture, and he powreth out of the same: but the dregges thereof all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drinke them.
- Revelation 14:10Rank 3 from verse 20
10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
10The same shall drinke of the wine of the wrath of God, which is powred out without mixture into the cup of his indignation, and hee shall be tormented with fire and brimstone, in the presence of the holy Angels, and in the presence of the Lambe:
- Jeremiah 25:15–16Rank 4 from verse 20
15¶ For thus saith the Lord God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.
16And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.
15¶ *For thus saith the LORD God of Israel vnto me, Take the wine cup of this furie at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drinke it.
16And they shall drinke, and be moued, and be mad, because of the sworde that I will send among them.
- Jeremiah 51:7Rank 5 from verse 20
7Babylon hath been a golden cup in the Lord’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.
7Babylon hath beene a golden cup in the LORDs hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations haue drunken of her wine, therefore the nations are mad.
- Luke 16:23Rank 7 from verse 20
- Psalms 60:3Rank 8 from verse 20
- Revelation 19:15Rank 9 from verse 20
15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
15And out of his mouth goeth a sharpe sword, that with it hee should smite the nations: and he shal rule them with a rod of yron: and he treadeth the winepresse of the fiercenesse and wrath of Almighty God.
From verse 21
- Ecclesiastes 2:18–19Rank 2 from verse 21
18¶ Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
19And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
18¶ †Yea I hated all my labour which I had taken vnder the Sunne: because I should leaue it vnto the man that shalbe after mee.
19*And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a foole? yet shall he haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue laboured, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the Sunne. This is also vanitie.
- Luke 16:27–28Rank 4 from verse 21
27Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:
28For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
27Then he said, I pray thee therefore father, that thou wouldest send him to my fathers house:
28For I haue fiue brethren, that he may testifie vnto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
- Psalms 102:24Rank 5 from verse 21
- Psalms 55:23Rank 6 from verse 21
23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
23††But thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pit of destruction: Bloody and deceitfull men shall not liue out halfe their dayes, but I will trust in thee.
From verse 22
- Romans 11:34Rank 1 from verse 22
- 1 Corinthians 2:16Rank 2 from verse 22
- Isaiah 40:13–14Rank 3 from verse 22
13Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counseller hath taught him?
14With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
13*†Who hath directed the spirit of the LORD, or, being his counseller, hath taught him?
14††With whom tooke he counsell, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of iudgement? and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of vnderstanding?
- 1 Corinthians 6:3Rank 4 from verse 22
- 2 Peter 2:4Rank 5 from verse 22
4For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
4For if God spared not the Angels that sinned, but cast them downe to hell, and deliuered them into chaines of darkenesse, to be reserued vnto iudgment:
- Ecclesiastes 5:8Rank 6 from verse 22
8¶ If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
8¶ †If thou seest the oppression of the poore, and violent peruerting of iudgement, and iustice in a prouince, maruell not at the matter: for he that is higher then the highest, regardeth, and there be higher then they.
- Isaiah 40:22–23Rank 7 from verse 22
22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
23That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
22‖* It is he that sitteth vpon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grashoppers; that stretcheth out the heauens as a curtaine, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwel in:
23*That bringeth the princes to nothing; hee maketh the Iudges of the earth as vanitie.
- Isaiah 45:9Rank 8 from verse 22
9Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
9*Woe vnto him that striueth with his maker: Let the potsheard striue with the potsheards of the earth: shal the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy worke, he hath no hands?
- Job 34:17–19Rank 10 from verse 22
17Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
18Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
19How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
17†Shall euen he that hateth right, gouerne? and wilt thou condemne him that is most iust?
18 Is it fit to say to a King, Thou art wicked? and to Princes, Ye are vngodly?
19*How much lesse to him that accepteth not the persons of Princes, nor regardeth the rich more then the poore? for they all are the woorke of his hands.
6And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
6And the Angels which kept not their ‖first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserued in euerlasting chaines vnder darkenesse, vnto the iudgement of the great day.
- Psalms 113:5–6Rank 16 from verse 22
- Psalms 82:1Rank 17 from verse 22
- Revelation 20:1–3Rank 18 from verse 22
1AND I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
1¶ And I saw an Angel come down from heauen, hauing the key of the bottomles pit, & a great chaine in his hand.
2And hee laid hold on the dragon that old serpent, which is the deuill and Satan, and bound him a thousand yeres,
3And cast him into the bottomlesse pit, and shut him vp, and set a seale vpon him, that he should deceiue the nations no more, till the thousand yeeres should bee fulfilled: and after that hee must be loosed a little season.
- Revelation 20:12–15Rank 19 from verse 22
12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
12And I sawe the dead, small and great, stand before God: and the books were opened: & another *booke was opened, which is the booke of life: and the dead were iudged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13And the sea gaue vp the dead which were in it: and death and ‖hell deliuered vp the dead which were in them: and they were iudged euery man according to their works.
14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire: this is the second death.
15And whosoeuer was not found written in the booke of life, was cast into the lake of fire.
From verse 23
- Job 20:22–23Rank 1 from verse 23
22In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
23When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
22In the fulnesse of his sufficiencie, he shalbe in straites: euery hand of the ‖wicked shall come vpon him.
23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the furie of his wrath vpon him, and shall raine it vpon him while he is eating.
- Luke 12:19–21Rank 2 from verse 23
19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
19And I will say to my soule, Soule, thou hast much goods layd vp for many yeeres, take thine ease, eate, drinke, and be merry.
20But God said vnto him, Thou foole, this night †thy soule shal be required of thee: then whose shal those things be which thou hast prouided?
21So is he that laieth vp treasure for himselfe, and is not rich towards God.
- Psalms 49:17Rank 3 from verse 23
- Psalms 73:4–5Rank 4 from verse 23
From verse 24
- Proverbs 3:8Rank 1 from verse 24
- Psalms 17:10Rank 3 from verse 24
From verse 25
- Ezekiel 4:16–17Rank 1 from verse 25
16Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
17That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.
16*Moreouer he said vnto me, Sonne of man, behold, I wil breake the staffe of bread in Ierusalem, and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care, and they shal drinke water by measure, and with astonishment:
17That they may want bread and water, & be astonied one with an other, and consume away for their iniquitie.
- 1 Kings 17:12Rank 3 from verse 25
12And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
12And she said, As the LORD thy God liueth, I haue not a cake, but an handfull of meale in a barrell, and a little oyle in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering two stickes, that I may goe in, and dresse it for me and my sonne, that we may eate it, and die.
- 2 Samuel 17:8Rank 4 from verse 25
8For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
8For, (said Hushai,) thou knowest thy father and his men, that they bee mightie men, and they be †chafed in their minds, as a beare robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of warre, and will not lodge with the people.
- Ecclesiastes 6:2Rank 5 from verse 25
2A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
2A man to whom God hath giuen riches, wealth and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soule of all that he desireth, yet God giueth him not power to eate thereof, but a stranger eateth it: Th is is vanitie, and it is an euill disease.
- Ezekiel 12:18Rank 6 from verse 25
- Isaiah 38:15–17Rank 7 from verse 25
15What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
16O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
17Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
15What shall I say? hee hath both spoken vnto mee, and himselfe hath done it: I shall goe softly, all my yeeres in the bitternesse of my soule.
16O LORD, by these things men liue: and in all these things is the life of my spirit, so wilt thou recouer me, and make me to liue.
17‖†Behold, for peace I had great bitternesse, but thou hast in loue to my soule deliuered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sinnes behinde thy backe.
- Proverbs 14:10Rank 12 from verse 25
From verse 26
- Ecclesiastes 9:2Rank 1 from verse 26
2All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
2*All things come alike to all: there is one euent to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good and to the cleane, and to the vncleane; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner, and hee that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
- Isaiah 14:11Rank 2 from verse 26
- Job 3:18–19Rank 4 from verse 26
18There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
19The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
18 There the prisoners rest together, they heare not the voice of the oppressour.
19The small and great are there, and the seruant is free from his master.
- Psalms 49:14Rank 8 from verse 26
14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
14‖‖Like sheepe they are layd in the graue, death shall feede on them; and the vpright shall haue dominion ouer them in the morning, and their beauty shall consume in the graue, from their dwelling.
WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE
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Job 21:17
Often; frequently.
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A lamp or portable light used for illumination.
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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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destruction
The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.
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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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The one true God.
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distributeth
Gives out or apportions.
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Griefs, pains, afflictions, or causes of distress.
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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: Strong displeasure or indignation. Sense 2: As a verb, to provoke to such displeasure.
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Job 21:18
The dry stalks left after grain is cut or threshed, easily driven or burned.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.
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Sense 1: Air in motion; a current of air. Sense 2: Breath or a movement of air from breathing. Sense 3: By figure, something empty, unstable, or passing.
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The light, dry husks or refuse separated from grain, easily driven by wind or burned.
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A violent disturbance of wind and weather; a tempest or rushing, raging agitation, also used in comparisons for overwhelming force.
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Job 21:19
The one true God.
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Third-person singular present form of lay. Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 3: To press or bear upon. Sense 4: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 5: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 6: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.
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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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Gives or returns a recompense according to what was done.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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Job 21:20
The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.
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COMBINED MEANING
destruction
The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.
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Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.
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Possessing all power; omnipotent. As a title, the Almighty God.
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Job 21:21
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Delight, enjoyment, desire, will, or purpose.
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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: 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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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.
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Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.
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Successive measured divisions of the year.
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Sense 1: To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument. Sense 2: Figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.
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The middle, centre, interior, or intervening part of a place, body, company, or condition; among, within, surrounded by, or in the presence of persons or things.
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Job 21:22
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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To instruct, inform, train, show, counsel, or communicate knowledge or doctrine.
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The one true God.
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Understanding or awareness gained by knowing; recognition; what is known.
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1. As a connective, because, since, or in view of a stated fact. 2. Perceiving with the eyes; observing. 3. Recognizing, discerning, understanding, or foreseeing.
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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.
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Job 21:23
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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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.
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Sense 1: Freedom or relief from pain, labour, trouble, or restraint. Sense 2: To relieve, quiet, or make less difficult.
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Sense 1: Stillness, rest, peace, or freedom from disturbance. Sense 2: Calm or still, or to make calm.
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Job 21:24
Plural form of breast (the front part of the body between the neck and the belly).
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Made wet in a small degree.
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Sense 1: The inner substance of bones. Sense 2: By extension, richness or nourishment.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 21:25
1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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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COMBINED MEANING
bitterness
1. Deep grief, anguish, or painful distress. 2. A bitter or harmful disposition, condition, or expression, including resentment or hostility.
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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.
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Sense 1: Not ever; at no time or in no case. Sense 2: In never so constructions, however or no matter how much.
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Third-person singular present form of eat, meaning to take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.
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Delight, enjoyment, desire, will, or purpose.
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Job 21:26
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: To recline, rest, remain, or be situated. Sense 2: In ‘lie with,’ to have sexual intercourse. Sense 3: To speak falsely. Sense 4: A false statement or deception.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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Similar; in the same manner or degree.
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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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Fine, loose earth or powder; the ground.
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Sense 1: Small creeping creatures or larvae. Sense 2: Figures of lowliness, corruption, or consuming judgment.
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16Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
16Loe, their good is not in their hand, the counsell of the wicked is farre from me.
17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
17How oft is the ‖candle of the wicked put out? and how oft commeth their destruction vpon them? God distributeth sorrowes in his anger.
Selected passage18They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
18They are as stubble before the winde, and as chaffe that the storme †carieth away.
Selected passage19God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
19God layeth vp his †iniquitie for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
Selected passage20His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
20His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drinke of the wrath of the Almightie.
Selected passage21For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
21For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his moneths is cut off in the middest?
Selected passage22Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
22Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he iudgeth those that are high.
Selected passage23One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
23One dieth †in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
Selected passage24His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
24His ‖breasts are full of milke, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
Selected passage25And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
25And another dieth in the bitternesse of his soule, and neuer eateth with pleasure.
Selected passage26They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
26They shall lie downe alike in the dust, and the wormes shall couer them.
Selected passage27Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
27Behold, I know your thoughts, and the deuices which yee wrongfully imagine against me.