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Job 30:6

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To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.
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  1. 1 Samuel 22:1–2Rank 1 from verse 6
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    1DAVID therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.

    2And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

  2. Judges 6:2Rank 2 from verse 6
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    2And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.

  3. Isaiah 2:19Rank 3 from verse 6
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    19And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

  4. Revelation 6:15Rank 4 from verse 6
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    15And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

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Job 30:6

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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.

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valleys

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Plural form of valley (low ground between hills or mountains, often watered by a stream).

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caves

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Natural or hollow chambers, openings, or recesses in the earth or rocks, used for dwelling, refuge, or hiding.

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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.

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5They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;)

6To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.

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7Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.

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