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Job 30:22

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Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance.
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  1. Job 27:21Rank 1 from verse 22
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    21The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.

  2. Psalms 1:4Rank 2 from verse 22
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    4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

  3. Ezekiel 5:2Rank 3 from verse 22
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    2Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.

  4. Hosea 13:3Rank 4 from verse 22
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    3Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

  5. Hosea 4:19Rank 5 from verse 22
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    19The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

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Job 30:22

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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

COMBINED MEANING

wind

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Sense 1: Air in motion; a current of air. Sense 2: Breath or a movement of air from breathing. Sense 3: By figure, something empty, unstable, or passing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ride

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To be carried on a horse, other animal, vehicle, or ship; to travel or move in this manner.

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

dissolvest

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Second-person singular present form of dissolve. Sense 1: To solve or clear up. Sense 2: To loose, melt, break apart, or deprive of former structure. Sense 3: To bring to an end. Sense 4: Figuratively, to weaken or deprive of stability or courage.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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21Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

22Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance.

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23For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.

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