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Job 29:18

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Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
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  1. Psalms 30:6–7Rank 1 from verse 18
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    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.

  2. Genesis 32:12Rank 2 from verse 18
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    12And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

  3. Jeremiah 49:16Rank 3 from verse 18
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    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.

  4. Job 42:16–17Rank 4 from verse 18
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    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.

  5. Job 5:26Rank 5 from verse 18
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    26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.

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Job 29:18

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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

COMBINED MEANING

in

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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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nest

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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.

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

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17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

18Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

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19My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

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