Job 28:11
He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
He bindeth the flouds †from ouerflowing, and the thing that is hid, bringeth he foorth to light.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. from weeping.
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- 1 Corinthians 4:5Rank 1 from verse 11
5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
5*Therefore iudge nothing before the time, vntill the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkenesse, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall euery man haue prayse of God.
- Isaiah 45:2–3Rank 2 from verse 11
2I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
3And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
2I will goe before thee, and make the crooked places straight, I wil break in pieces the gates of brasse, and cut in sunder the barres of yron.
3And I will giue thee the treasures of darkenesse, & hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know, that I the LORD which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
- Isaiah 37:25Rank 3 from verse 11
- Isaiah 44:27Rank 4 from verse 11
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Job 28:11
Ties, fastens, joins, confines, restrains, or holds; binds up by wrapping or closing.
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overflowing
Spreading over, as a fluid; inundating; running over the brim or banks.
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Put, kept, or placed out of sight, knowledge, discovery, understanding, or danger; concealed, secret, covered, or withheld from perception.
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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.
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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.
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11He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
11He bindeth the flouds †from ouerflowing, and the thing that is hid, bringeth he foorth to light.
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