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Job 3:23
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Job 3:23
23Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
23 Why is light giuen to a man, whose way is hid, *and whom God hath hedged in?
- Chap. 19.8.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 3:23
Visible brightness; something that gives illumination; not heavy; to kindle, illuminate, or come down upon, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Bestowed, granted, delivered, or appointed.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Concealed, covered, kept secret, or placed out of sight.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A fence, thicket, wall, or protective enclosure; figuratively, a barrier or defense. As a verb, to enclose or obstruct.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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Open the full verse study8He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
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Open the full verse study7He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
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Open the full verse study27Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
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Open the full verse study6¶ Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
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Open the full verse study14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
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Open the full verse study12His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.
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Open the full verse study9He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
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Open the full verse study8And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
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Open the full verse study8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
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Open the full verse study6Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
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