Job 29:21
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
Unto me men gaue eare, and waited, and kept silence at my counsell.
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- Job 29:9–10Rank 1 from verse 21
9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10†The Nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.
- Job 32:11–12Rank 2 from verse 21
11Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.
12Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:
11Behold, I waited for your words: I gaue eare to your †reasons, whilest you searched out †what to say.
12Yea, I attended vnto you: and beholde, there was none of you that conuinced Iob, or that answered his words:
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Job 29:21
1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.
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Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of wait. Sense 1: Remained in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: Attended or served.
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Retained, guarded, observed, or preserved.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Absence or cessation of sound or speech; quietness, stillness, restraint from speaking, or the condition of being made unable or unwilling to answer.
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1. A purpose, plan, design, or settled decision. 2. Advice, guidance, or direction. 3. Wisdom, judgment, or understanding for determining a course. 4. As a verb, to advise, direct, or recommend a course.
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20My 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.
21Unto 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.
Selected passage22After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
22After my words they spake not againe, & my speach dropped vpon them,