Job 29:23–24
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.
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not, and the light of my countenance they cast not downe.
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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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- Psalms 126:1Rank 1 from verse 24
- Psalms 4:6Rank 2 from verse 24
- Psalms 89:15Rank 3 from verse 24
- Genesis 45:26Rank 4 from verse 24
- Luke 24:41Rank 5 from verse 24
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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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Job 29:24
Expressed mirth, joy, or gladness by laughter; or laughed at in mockery, scorn, or derision.
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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of believe. Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.
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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.
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countenance
1. The face, or its appearance or expression. 2. Favour, regard, or presence expressed toward someone. 3. To favour or support.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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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,
23And 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.
Selected passage25I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
25I chose out their way, and sate chiefe, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.