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Job 29:22

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After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
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  1. Deuteronomy 32:2Rank 1 from verse 22
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    2My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

  2. Ezekiel 20:46Rank 2 from verse 22
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    46Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

  3. Isaiah 52:15Rank 3 from verse 22
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    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.

  4. Matthew 22:46Rank 4 from verse 22
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    46And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

  5. Song of Solomon 4:11Rank 5 from verse 22
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    11Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

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Job 29:22

COMBINED MEANING

after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

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spake

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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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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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speech

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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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COMBINED MEANING

upon

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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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21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

22After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

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23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

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