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Job 30:17

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My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.
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  1. Isaiah 38:13Rank 1 from verse 17
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    13I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.

  2. Job 33:19–21Rank 2 from verse 17
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    19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

    20So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

    21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

  3. Job 7:4Rank 3 from verse 17
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    4When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

  4. Psalms 22:2Rank 4 from verse 17
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    2O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

  5. Psalms 6:2–6Rank 5 from verse 17
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    2Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

    3My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?

    4Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.

    5For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

    6I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

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Job 30:17

COMBINED MEANING

pierced

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of pierce, meaning to penetrate, puncture, stab, or pass sharply through a body or object.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

night

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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

season

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Sense 1: An appointed time or period. Sense 2: As a verb, to prepare, mature, or make suitable.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sinews

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Strong fibrous cords or bands of the body that bind, join, and move bones, muscles, flesh, and bodily members.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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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

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16And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

17My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.

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18By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

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