Job 27:16–18
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
Though he heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay:
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall diuide the siluer.
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
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From verse 16
- Zechariah 9:3Rank 1 from verse 16
- Matthew 6:19Rank 2 from verse 16
- 1 Kings 10:27Rank 3 from verse 16
- Habakkuk 2:6Rank 4 from verse 16
6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
6‖Shal not all these take vp a parable against him, and a tanting prouerbe against him, and say; Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his: how long? and to him that ladeth himselfe with thicke clay.
From verse 17
- Proverbs 13:22Rank 1 from verse 17
- Ecclesiastes 2:26Rank 2 from verse 17
26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
26†*For God giueth to a man that is good in his sight, wisedome, and knowledge, and ioy: but to the sinner hee giueth traueile, to gather and to heape vp that he may giue to him that is good before God: This also is vanitie and vexation of spirit.
- Proverbs 28:8Rank 3 from verse 17
From verse 18
- Isaiah 1:8Rank 1 from verse 18
- Job 8:14–15Rank 2 from verse 18
14Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.
15He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
14Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be †a spiders web.
15He shall leane vpon his house, but it shall not stand: he shal hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
- Isaiah 51:8Rank 3 from verse 18
8For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
8For the moth shall eate them vp like a garment, and the worme shal eate them like wooll: but my righteousnes shalbe for euer; and my saluation from generation to generation.
- Isaiah 38:12Rank 4 from verse 18
12Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd’s tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
12‖Mine age is departed, and is remoued from me as a shepheards tent: I haue cut off like a weauer my life: he will cut mee off with pining sicknesse: from day euen to night wilt thou make an end of me.
- Lamentations 2:6Rank 5 from verse 18
6And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the Lord hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.
6And he hath violently *taken away his ‖tabernacle, as if it were of a garden, hee hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemne feasts and Sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the King and the Priest.
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Job 27:16
Sense 1: A pile, mound, or gathered accumulation. Sense 2: To gather, pile, or accumulate.
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A precious white metal used for money, vessels, ornaments, images, trade, valuation, and refining; by extension, money or wealth reckoned in that metal.
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Fine, loose earth or powder; the ground.
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To make ready, put in suitable order, fit, or furnish for a purpose or use.
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Clothing, apparel, or garments worn on the body.
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Earth or soil that can be moistened, shaped, trodden, formed, or hardened, especially by a potter or brickmaker.
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Job 27:17
To make ready, put in suitable order, fit, or furnish for a purpose or use.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Right, righteous, upright, equitable, lawful, or fair.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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Free from guilt in a matter; not blameworthy, harmful, or deserving punishment.
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1. To apportion, distribute, share, or allot. 2. To separate or distinguish into parts, sides, groups, or portions.
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A precious white metal used for money, vessels, ornaments, images, trade, valuation, and refining; by extension, money or wealth reckoned in that metal.
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Job 27:18
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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A small winged creature known for consuming or corrupting garments and other perishable things.
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A house or shed built of boards, boughs of trees, or other slight materials, for a temporary residence.
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Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).
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15Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
15*Those that remaine of him shall bee buried in death: and his widowes shall not weepe.
16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
16Though he heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay:
Selected passage17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
17He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall diuide the siluer.
Selected passage18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
Selected passage19The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
19The rich man shall lie downe, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not: