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Job 29:3

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When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
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  1. Psalms 18:28Rank 1 from verse 3
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    28For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

  2. John 8:12Rank 2 from verse 3
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    12¶ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  3. Ephesians 5:8Rank 3 from verse 3
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    8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

  4. Job 18:6Rank 4 from verse 3
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    6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

  5. John 12:46Rank 5 from verse 3
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    46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

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Job 29:3

COMBINED MEANING

shined

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of shine, meaning to emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor. To give light, real or figurative.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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light

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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.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

darkness

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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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2Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;

3When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

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4As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

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