Job 29:18–20
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.
My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
My roote was †spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night vpon my branch.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. opened.
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
My glory was †fresh in mee, and my bow was †renewed in my hand.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. new.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. changed.
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From verse 18
- Psalms 30:6–7Rank 1 from verse 18
6And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
7Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
6And in my prosperitie I said, I shall neuer be mooued.
7† LORD, by thy fauour thou hast made my mountaine to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
- Genesis 32:12Rank 2 from verse 18
- Jeremiah 49:16Rank 3 from verse 18
16Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.
16†Thy terriblenesse hath deceiued thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rocke, that holdest the height of the hill: thogh thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee downe from thence, saith the LORD.
- Job 42:16–17Rank 4 from verse 18
16After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.
17So Job died, being old and full of days.
16After this liued Iob an hundred and fourtie yeeres, and saw his sonnes, and his sonnes sonnes, euen foure generations.
17So Iob died being old, and full of dayes.
- Obadiah 1:4Rank 6 from verse 18
- Psalms 91:16Rank 7 from verse 18
- Genesis 41:49Rank 8 from verse 18
- Habakkuk 2:9Rank 9 from verse 18
- Jeremiah 22:23Rank 10 from verse 18
23O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!
23†O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the Cedars, how gracious shalt thou bee when pangs come vpon thee, the paine as of a woman in trauell?
From verse 19
- Jeremiah 17:8Rank 1 from verse 19
8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
8*‖For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her rootes by the riuer, and shall not see when heate commeth, but her leafe shall be greene, and shall not be carefull in the yeere of drought, neither shall cease from yeelding fruit.
- Psalms 1:3Rank 2 from verse 19
3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
3And he shalbe like a tree planted by the riuers of water, that bringeth foorth his fruit in his season, his leafe also shall not †wither, and whatsoeuer he doeth, shall prosper.
- Hosea 14:5–7Rank 3 from verse 19
5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
6His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
7They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
5‖†I wil be as the dew vnto Israel: hee shall grow as the lillie, and cast foorth his rootes as Lebanon.
6†His branches shall spread, and his beautie shalbe as the oliue tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
7‖‖They that dwell vnder his shadow shall returne: they shall reuiue as the corne, & grow as the vine, the sent thereof shalbe as the wine of Lebanon.
From verse 20
- Genesis 49:24Rank 1 from verse 20
24But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
24But his bow abode in strength, and the armes of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the mighty God of Iacob: from thence is the Sheapheard, the stone of Israel,
- Isaiah 40:31Rank 2 from verse 20
31But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
31†But they that waite vpon the LORD, shall renew their strength: they shall mount vp with wings as Eagles, they shal runne and not be weary, and they shall walke, and not faint.
- 2 Corinthians 4:16Rank 3 from verse 20
- Genesis 45:13Rank 4 from verse 20
- Psalms 103:5Rank 5 from verse 20
- Psalms 18:34Rank 6 from verse 20
- Psalms 3:3Rank 7 from verse 20
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Job 29:18
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. A place made or used by a bird for its eggs or young. 2. By comparison, a dwelling or resting place.
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To increase or cause to increase in number, amount, or extent.
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Job 29:19
Sense 1: The part of a plant fixed in the earth. Sense 2: Figuratively, the origin, cause, foundation, ancestor, or source of growth. Sense 3: To take root or eradicate.
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To extend, unfold, scatter, disperse, or cover a wider area.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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Moisture that falls or settles in drops, especially at night.
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Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: As the past tense of lie, to recline, rest, be situated, or remain in a state. Sense 3: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 4: To press or bear upon. Sense 5: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 6: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 7: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.
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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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1. A shoot or limb growing from a plant. 2. Figuratively, that which springs from a root, family, nation, or other source.
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Job 29:20
Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.
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New or newly supplied; not stale, faded, or exhausted; sometimes moist or vigorous.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: A weapon for shooting arrows. Sense 2: The bow set in the cloud as a covenant token. Sense 3: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward in reverence, respect, submission, or worship.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of renew, meaning to make new again; to restore, re-establish, revive, strengthen, or begin again.
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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.
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17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
17And I brake the †iawes of the wicked, and †pluckt the spoile out of his teeth.
18Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
18Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.
Selected passage19My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
19My roote was †spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night vpon my branch.
Selected passage20My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
20My glory was †fresh in mee, and my bow was †renewed in my hand.
Selected passage21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
21Unto me men gaue eare, and waited, and kept silence at my counsell.