Job 29:22–23
After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
After my words they spake not againe, & my speach dropped vpon them,
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
And they waited for me as for the raine, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter raine.
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From verse 22
- Deuteronomy 32:2Rank 1 from verse 22
- Ezekiel 20:46Rank 2 from verse 22
- Isaiah 52:15Rank 3 from verse 22
15So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
15*So shall hee sprinckle many nations, the kings shall shut their mouthes at him: for that which had not beene told them, shall they see, and that which they had not heard, shall they consider.
- Matthew 22:46Rank 4 from verse 22
- Song of Solomon 4:11Rank 5 from verse 22
- Job 32:15–16Rank 7 from verse 22
- Job 33:31–33Rank 8 from verse 22
31Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
32If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.
33If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.
31Marke well, O Iob, hearken vnto me, hold thy peace, and I wil speake.
32If thou hast any thing to say, answere me: speake, for I desire to iustifie thee.
33If not, hearken vnto me: holde thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisedome.
From verse 23
3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
3Then shal we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared, as the morning; & he shall come vnto vs, as the raine; as the latter and former raine vnto the earth.
- Psalms 72:6Rank 2 from verse 23
- Zechariah 10:1Rank 3 from verse 23
1ASK ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
1¶ ‖Aske yee of the LORD raine in the time of the latter raine, so the LORD shal make bright clouds, and giue them showres of raine, to euery one grasse in the field.
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Job 29:22
1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.
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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.
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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.
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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
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1. Spoken words, discourse, or a message communicated in words. 2. The manner, quality, or ability of speaking. 3. A language or dialect.
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Let fall or distilled in drops.
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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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Job 29:23
Past-tense or past-participial form of wait. Sense 1: Remained in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: Attended or served.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: Water falling in drops from the clouds. Sense 2: As a verb, to fall or pour down like rain.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of open, meaning to uncover, reveal, or explain.
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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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Sense 1: Broad, spacious, or opened to a great extent. Sense 2: As an adverb, fully or far apart.
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Coming, occurring, or mentioned after another; the later or last of two.
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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.
22After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
22After my words they spake not againe, & my speach dropped vpon them,
Selected passage23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
23And they waited for me as for the raine, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter raine.
Selected passage24If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
24 If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not, and the light of my countenance they cast not downe.