Job 28:3–4
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
Hee setteth an ende to darkenesse, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkenesse and the shadow of death.
The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
The floud breaketh out from the inhabitant; euen the waters forgotten of the foote: they are dried vp, they are gone away from men.
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- Ecclesiastes 1:13Rank 1 from verse 3
13And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
13And I gaue my heart to seeke and search out by wisedome, concerning all things that are done vnder heauen: this sore trauell hath God giuen to the sonnes of man, ‖to be exercised therewith.
- Habakkuk 2:13Rank 2 from verse 3
- Job 10:21–22Rank 3 from verse 3
21Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
22A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
21Before I goe whence I shall not returne, euen to the land of darknes and the shadow of death,
22A land of darknes, as darknes it selfe, and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkenes.
- Job 38:16–17Rank 5 from verse 3
16Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
17Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
16Hast thou entred into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
17Haue the gates of death bene opened vnto thee? or hast thou seene the doores of the shadow of death?
8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
8And the lord commended the vniust Steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser then the children of light.
- Matthew 6:33Rank 7 from verse 3
- Proverbs 2:4Rank 8 from verse 3
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Job 28:3
Third-person singular present form of set. Sense 1: To place, fix, appoint, establish, or prescribe. Sense 2: Fixed or determined.
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Sense 1: The last or concluding part, termination, or limit. Sense 2: A purpose or intended result. Sense 3: As a verb, to cease or bring to a close.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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perfection
Completeness, maturity, or a finished state.
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1. Pieces or masses of rock. 2. Strikes or kills with stones.
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1. A darkened shape or shade cast by intercepted light. 2. Shelter or protection. 3. A fleeting trace or likeness. 4. A preliminary outline, type, or representation of a fuller reality.
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Job 28:4
Breaks, separates, opens, or bursts forth.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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inhabitant
A person who dwells or resides in a place.
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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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Sense 1: The lower extremity used for standing or walking. Sense 2: A measure, base, or lowest part. Sense 3: As a verb, to tread or walk.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of dry, meaning to become or make free from moisture.
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Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.
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28:2Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
28:2Iron is taken out of the ‖earth, and brasse is molten out of the stone.
28:3He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
28:3Hee setteth an ende to darkenesse, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkenesse and the shadow of death.
Selected passage28:4The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
28:4The floud breaketh out from the inhabitant; euen the waters forgotten of the foote: they are dried vp, they are gone away from men.
Selected passage28:5As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
28:5 As for the earth, out of it commeth bread: and vnder it, is turned vp as it were fire.