KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Job 31:22–23
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Job 31:22
22Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
22 Then let mine arme fall from my shoulder-blade, and mine arme be broken from the ‖bone.
- Or, the channell bone.
Job 31:23
23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
23For destruction from God was a terrour to mee: and by reason of his highnesse, I could not endure.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 31:22
To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
To descend, drop, or lose an upright position; to come upon, attack, happen, decline, fail, or be overthrown; as a noun, descent, ruin, or overthrow, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The upper joint of the arm; figuratively, a place of bearing, support, or responsibility.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The cutting part of a tool or weapon; also the leaf or stalk of a plant.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Job 31:23
MEANING IN THIS VERSE
destruction
Ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or the calamity and loss produced by destroying.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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 ground or cause; understanding or judgment; to think, discuss, or argue.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
Elevation, exalted rank, majesty, or greatness of degree.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828
To last; to continue in the same state without perishing; to remain; to abide.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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From verse 22
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Open the full verse study10Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
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Open the full verse study40Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
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Open the full verse study15And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
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Open the full verse study22The 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;
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Open the full verse study6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
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Open the full verse study4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
5Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
From verse 23
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Open the full verse study11Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
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Open the full verse study120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
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Open the full verse study11Knowing 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.
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Open the full verse study6¶ Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
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Open the full verse study7Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
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Open the full verse study9There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
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Open the full verse study23When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
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Open the full verse study20His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
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Open the full verse study9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
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Open the full verse study5I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
6Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
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Open the full verse study15Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
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