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Job 33:13

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Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
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  1. Job 40:2Rank 1 from verse 13
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    2Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

  2. Isaiah 45:9Rank 2 from verse 13
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    9Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

  3. Daniel 4:35Rank 3 from verse 13
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    35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

  4. Romans 11:34Rank 4 from verse 13
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    34For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counseller?

  5. 1 Corinthians 10:22Rank 5 from verse 13
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    22Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

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Job 33:13

COMBINED MEANING

dost

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Sense 1: Do: perform, act, or carry out. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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

strive

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To contend, struggle, labour earnestly, or exert oneself toward an object.

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

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

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account

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Sense 1: A reckoning, record, report, or explanation. Sense 2: As a verb, to reckon, consider, or give an account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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12Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

13Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

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14For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.

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