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Job 21:20–23

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His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
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From verse 20

  1. Isaiah 51:17Rank 1 from verse 20
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    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.

  2. Psalms 75:8Rank 2 from verse 20
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    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.

  3. Revelation 14:10Rank 3 from verse 20
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    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:

  4. Jeremiah 25:15–16Rank 4 from verse 20
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    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.

  5. Jeremiah 51:7Rank 5 from verse 20
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    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.

  6. Job 27:19Rank 6 from verse 20
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    19The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

  7. Luke 16:23Rank 7 from verse 20
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    23And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

  8. Psalms 60:3Rank 8 from verse 20
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    3Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

  9. Revelation 19:15Rank 9 from verse 20
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    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.

From verse 21

  1. Job 14:5Rank 1 from verse 21
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    5Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

  2. Ecclesiastes 2:18–19Rank 2 from verse 21
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    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.

  3. Job 14:21Rank 3 from verse 21
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    21His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

  4. Luke 16:27–28Rank 4 from verse 21
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    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.

  5. Psalms 102:24Rank 5 from verse 21
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    24I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.

  6. Psalms 55:23Rank 6 from verse 21
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    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.

From verse 22

  1. Romans 11:34Rank 1 from verse 22
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    34For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counseller?

  2. 1 Corinthians 2:16Rank 2 from verse 22
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    16For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

  3. Isaiah 40:13–14Rank 3 from verse 22
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    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?

  4. 1 Corinthians 6:3Rank 4 from verse 22
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    3Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

  5. 2 Peter 2:4Rank 5 from verse 22
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    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;

  6. Ecclesiastes 5:8Rank 6 from verse 22
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    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.

  7. Isaiah 40:22–23Rank 7 from verse 22
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    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.

  8. Isaiah 45:9Rank 8 from verse 22
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    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. Job 15:15Rank 9 from verse 22
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    15Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

  10. Job 34:17–19Rank 10 from verse 22
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    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.

  11. Job 35:11Rank 11 from verse 22
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    11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

  12. Job 36:22Rank 12 from verse 22
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    22Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

  13. Job 4:18Rank 13 from verse 22
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    18Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

  14. Job 40:2Rank 14 from verse 22
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    2Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

  15. Jude 1:6Rank 15 from verse 22
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    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.

  16. Psalms 113:5–6Rank 16 from verse 22
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    5Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,

    6Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!

  17. Psalms 82:1Rank 17 from verse 22
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    1GOD standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

  18. Revelation 20:1–3Rank 18 from verse 22
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    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.

  19. Revelation 20:12–15Rank 19 from verse 22
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    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.

From verse 23

  1. Job 20:22–23Rank 1 from verse 23
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    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.

  2. Luke 12:19–21Rank 2 from verse 23
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    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.

  3. Psalms 49:17Rank 3 from verse 23
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    17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

  4. Psalms 73:4–5Rank 4 from verse 23
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    4For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

    5They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

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Job 21:20

COMBINED MEANING

eyes

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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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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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see

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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destruction

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The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.

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wrath

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Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.

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Job 21:21

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for

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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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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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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number

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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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cut

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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midst

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Job 21:22

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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teach

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To instruct, inform, train, show, counsel, or communicate knowledge or doctrine.

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seeing

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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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COMBINED MEANING

high

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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.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Job 21:23

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in

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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strength

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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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ease

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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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COMBINED MEANING

quiet

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Sense 1: Stillness, rest, peace, or freedom from disturbance. Sense 2: Calm or still, or to make calm.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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21:1BUT Job answered and said,

21:2Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.

21:3Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.

21:4As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

21:5Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

21:6Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.

21:7Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

21:8Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.

21:9Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.

21:10Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

21:11They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

21:12They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.

21:13They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

21:14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

21:15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

21:16Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

21:17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

21:18They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

21:19God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

21:20His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

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21:21For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?

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21:22Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

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21:23One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.

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21:24His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.

21:25And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.

21:26They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.

21:27Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.

21:28For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

21:29Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,

21:30That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

21:31Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?

21:32Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.

21:33The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

21:34How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?

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