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Job 31:21–23

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If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
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From verse 21

  1. Job 22:9Rank 1 from verse 21
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    9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

  2. Job 29:12Rank 2 from verse 21
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    12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

  3. Ezekiel 22:7Rank 3 from verse 21
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    7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.

  4. Jeremiah 5:28Rank 4 from verse 21
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    28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

  5. Job 24:9Rank 5 from verse 21
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    9They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

From verse 22

  1. Job 31:10Rank 1 from verse 22
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    10Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

  2. Job 31:40Rank 2 from verse 22
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    40Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

  3. Job 38:15Rank 3 from verse 22
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    15And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

  4. Joshua 22:22–23Rank 4 from verse 22
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    22The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (save us not this day,)

    23That we have built us an altar to turn from following the Lord, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the Lord himself require it;

  5. Psalms 137:6Rank 5 from verse 22
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    6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

From verse 23

  1. Job 13:11Rank 1 from verse 23
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    11Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?

  2. Psalms 119:120Rank 2 from verse 23
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    120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

  3. 2 Corinthians 5:11Rank 3 from verse 23
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    11Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

  4. Isaiah 13:6Rank 4 from verse 23
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    6¶ Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

  5. Psalms 76:7Rank 5 from verse 23
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    7Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

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DEFINED WORDS

Job 31:21

COMBINED MEANING

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

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

COMBINED MEANING

help

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Sense 1: Aid, assistance, or relief. Sense 2: As a verb, to aid, assist, or support.

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

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

DEFINED WORDS

Job 31:22

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fall

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Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted. Sense 6: As a noun, descent, overthrow, ruin, or loss of standing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shoulder

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Sense 1: The upper joint of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, a place of bearing, support, or responsibility.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

blade

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Sense 1: The cutting part of a tool or weapon. Sense 2: The leaf or stalk of a plant.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 31:23

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

destruction

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The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.

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

COMBINED MEANING

reason

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A ground or cause; understanding or judgment; to think, discuss, or argue.

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

COMBINED MEANING

endure

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1. To continue, remain, last, or abide. 2. To bear, tolerate, withstand, or undergo. 3. To persevere without giving way.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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20If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

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22Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.

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23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

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24If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

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