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Job 26:13

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By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
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  1. Isaiah 27:1Rank 1 from verse 13
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    1IN that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

  2. Psalms 104:30Rank 2 from verse 13
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    30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

  3. Psalms 74:13–14Rank 3 from verse 13
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    13Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

    14Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

  4. Genesis 1:2Rank 4 from verse 13
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    2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

  5. Psalms 33:6–7Rank 5 from verse 13
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    6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

    7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

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Job 26:13

COMBINED MEANING

spirit

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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.

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

COMBINED MEANING

garnished

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of garnish, meaning to adorn or decorate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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formed

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Made, shaped, fashioned, created, arranged, or brought into the intended being, body, people, purpose, or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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crooked

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1. Bent, winding, or not straight. 2. Figuratively, morally perverse or turned aside from what is right.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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12He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

13By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

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14Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

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