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Job 26:6

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Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
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  1. Proverbs 15:11Rank 1 from verse 6
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    11Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

  2. Psalms 139:8Rank 2 from verse 6
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    8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

  3. Hebrews 4:13Rank 3 from verse 6
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    13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

  4. Amos 9:2Rank 4 from verse 6
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    2Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

  5. Job 28:22Rank 5 from verse 6
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    22Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.

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Job 26:6

COMBINED MEANING

hell

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Sense 1: A place beneath, associated with the dead, destruction, and confinement. Sense 2: The place of punishment and torment, described as hell fire and fire that never shall be quenched. Sense 3: By figure, the depths, pains, or destructive power of death and overwhelming affliction.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

naked

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Sense 1: Wholly or inadequately unclothed, stripped of covering, bare, exposed, or destitute. Sense 2: Openly visible without concealment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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before

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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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destruction

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

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

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5Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

6Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

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7He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

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