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Job 23:17
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Job 23:17
17Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
17Because I was not cut off before the darknes, neither hath he couered the darknes from my face.
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Job 23:17
For the reason that; since.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument; figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Absence of light; also obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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Open the full verse study8He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
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Open the full verse study1THE righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
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Open the full verse study20Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
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Open the full verse study22He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
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Open the full verse study18He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
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Open the full verse study6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
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Open the full verse study11Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
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Open the full verse study9Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
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