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Job 3:13–19

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For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
With kings and counsellers of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;
Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:
Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
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From verse 13

  1. Ecclesiastes 9:10Rank 1 from verse 13
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    10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

  2. Job 14:10–12Rank 2 from verse 13
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    10But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

    11As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:

    12So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

  3. Job 21:13Rank 3 from verse 13
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    13They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

  4. Ecclesiastes 6:3–5Rank 4 from verse 13
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    3¶ If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

    4For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.

    5Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.

  5. Job 10:22Rank 5 from verse 13
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    22A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

From verse 14

  1. Job 15:28Rank 1 from verse 14
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    28And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.

  2. Isaiah 14:10–16Rank 2 from verse 14
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    10All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?

    11Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.

    12How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

    13For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

    14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

    15Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

    16They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

  3. Psalms 49:14Rank 3 from verse 14
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    14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

  4. Psalms 89:48Rank 4 from verse 14
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    48What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

  5. 1 Kings 11:43Rank 5 from verse 14
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    43And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

From verse 15

  1. 1 Kings 10:27Rank 1 from verse 15
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    27And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

  2. Job 22:25Rank 2 from verse 15
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    25Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

  3. Zephaniah 1:18Rank 3 from verse 15
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    18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

  4. Isaiah 2:7Rank 4 from verse 15
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    7Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots:

  5. Job 12:21Rank 5 from verse 15
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    21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

From verse 16

  1. Psalms 58:8Rank 1 from verse 16
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    8As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

  2. Ecclesiastes 6:3Rank 2 from verse 16
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    3¶ If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

  3. 1 Corinthians 15:8Rank 3 from verse 16
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    8And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

From verse 17

  1. Revelation 14:13Rank 1 from verse 17
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    13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

  2. Job 17:16Rank 2 from verse 17
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    16They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.

  3. Hebrews 4:11Rank 3 from verse 17
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    11Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

  4. Hebrews 4:9Rank 4 from verse 17
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    9There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

  5. Isaiah 57:1–2Rank 5 from verse 17
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    1THE righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

    2He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

From verse 18

  1. Job 39:7Rank 1 from verse 18
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    7He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.

  2. Exodus 5:15–19Rank 2 from verse 18
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    15¶ Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

    16There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.

    17But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.

    18Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.

    19And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

  3. Exodus 5:6–8Rank 3 from verse 18
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    6And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

    7Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

    8And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

  4. Isaiah 14:3–4Rank 4 from verse 18
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    3And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,

    4¶ That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

  5. Judges 4:3Rank 5 from verse 18
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    3And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

From verse 19

  1. Ecclesiastes 12:7Rank 1 from verse 19
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    7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

  2. Ecclesiastes 8:8Rank 2 from verse 19
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    8There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

  3. Job 30:23Rank 3 from verse 19
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    23For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.

  4. Ecclesiastes 12:5Rank 4 from verse 19
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    5Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

  5. Hebrews 9:27Rank 5 from verse 19
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    27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Job 3:13

COMBINED MEANING

for

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

lain

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Past-tense or past-participial form of lie (to recline, rest, remain, or be situated).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

still

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Sense 1: Continuing without interruption, or remaining as before. Sense 2: Quiet, silent, or without motion. Sense 3: Even yet or nevertheless. Sense 4: To make quiet or cause to cease.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

quiet

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Sense 1: Stillness, rest, peace, or freedom from disturbance. Sense 2: Calm or still, or to make calm.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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slept

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Past-tense or past-participial form of sleep. Sense 1: Rested in natural sleep. Sense 2: By figure, lay in death.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rest

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Sense 1: To cease from labour or motion, lie still, settle, remain, or rely; also repose, peace, security, or an abiding place. Sense 2: The remaining persons or things after a part is distinguished.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 3:14

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

desolate

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1. Of a place or land, left empty, uninhabited, waste, ruined, barren, or without former use and fruitfulness. 2. Of a person or people, bereft, forsaken, solitary, or left without help, comfort, family, or support. 3. As a verb, to make empty, waste, ruined, or bereft.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

COMBINED MEANING

places

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1. Physical locations or rooms. 2. Positions or offices. 3. Occasions, circumstances, or passages.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 3:15

COMBINED MEANING

filled

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fill. Sense 1: To make full or occupy capacity. Sense 2: To satisfy. Sense 3: To occupy. Sense 4: To complete what is lacking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

houses

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Buildings or dwelling places; by extension, the families, households, estates, possessions, royal lines, or bodies of people associated with them.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

silver

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A precious white metal used for money, vessels, ornaments, images, trade, valuation, and refining; by extension, money or wealth reckoned in that metal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 3:16

COMBINED MEANING

birth

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Sense 1: The act or process of coming into life or bringing forth. Sense 2: That which is born; offspring. Sense 3: Origin, lineage, or one's place or condition as determined by birth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

never

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Sense 1: Not ever; at no time or in no case. Sense 2: In never so constructions, however or no matter how much.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

DEFINED WORDS

Job 3:17

COMBINED MEANING

cease

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To stop or leave off, to come to an end, or to cause something to stop or end.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

weary

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Sense 1: Tired or exhausted in strength, patience, or endurance. Sense 2: To tire, fatigue, or exhaust the strength or patience of a person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rest

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Sense 1: To cease from labour or motion, lie still, settle, remain, or rely; also repose, peace, security, or an abiding place. Sense 2: The remaining persons or things after a part is distinguished.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 3:18

COMBINED MEANING

rest

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Sense 1: To cease from labour or motion, lie still, settle, remain, or rely; also repose, peace, security, or an abiding place. Sense 2: The remaining persons or things after a part is distinguished.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

oppressor

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One that oppresses; one that imposes unjust burdens on others; one that harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 3:19

COMBINED MEANING

small

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1. Little or limited in size, amount, number, extent, strength, power, rank, or importance. 2. Fine or minute; broken or ground into small particles. 3. In “no small,” considerable or great. 4. In “small cattle,” sheep and goats, as distinguished from oxen or larger cattle.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

servant

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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

free

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Sense 1: At liberty; released or exempt from bondage, confinement, service, obligation, dominion, guilt, or other restraint. Sense 2: Unrestrained, unobstructed, or at liberty to act or proceed. Sense 3: Willing, voluntary, liberal, or unreserved. Sense 4: Given or received without price, payment, or purchase.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

master

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One possessing authority, ownership, command, supervision, or superior skill: an owner, employer, household head, teacher, leader, ship commander, or lord.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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13For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,

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14With kings and counsellers of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;

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15Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:

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16Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.

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17There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

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18There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.

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19The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.

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20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

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