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Job 33:16–23

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Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
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From verse 16

  1. Job 36:10Rank 1 from verse 16
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    10He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

  2. Job 36:15Rank 2 from verse 16
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    15He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

  3. Psalms 40:6Rank 3 from verse 16
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    6Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

  4. Isaiah 50:5Rank 4 from verse 16
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    5¶ The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

  5. Acts 16:14Rank 5 from verse 16
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    14¶ And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

From verse 17

  1. Isaiah 2:11Rank 1 from verse 17
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    11The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

  2. James 4:10Rank 2 from verse 17
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    10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

  3. 2 Chronicles 32:25Rank 3 from verse 17
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    25But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

  4. 2 Corinthians 12:7Rank 4 from verse 17
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    7And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

  5. Genesis 20:6Rank 5 from verse 17
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    6And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

From verse 18

  1. Job 33:28Rank 1 from verse 18
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    28He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

  2. Job 33:30Rank 2 from verse 18
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    30To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.

  3. 2 Peter 3:9Rank 3 from verse 18
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    9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

  4. Romans 2:4Rank 4 from verse 18
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    4Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

  5. Job 15:22Rank 5 from verse 18
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    22He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.

From verse 19

  1. Job 30:17Rank 1 from verse 19
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    17My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.

  2. Job 5:17–18Rank 2 from verse 19
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    17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

    18For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

  3. 1 Corinthians 11:32Rank 3 from verse 19
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    32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

  4. Psalms 119:71Rank 4 from verse 19
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    71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

  5. Psalms 94:12Rank 5 from verse 19
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    12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;

From verse 20

  1. Job 3:24Rank 1 from verse 20
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    24For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

  2. Psalms 107:17–18Rank 2 from verse 20
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    17Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

    18Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

  3. Amos 5:11Rank 3 from verse 20
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    11Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.

  4. Genesis 3:6Rank 4 from verse 20
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    6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

  5. Jeremiah 3:19Rank 5 from verse 20
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    19But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.

From verse 21

  1. Job 19:20Rank 1 from verse 21
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    20My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.

  2. Job 13:28Rank 2 from verse 21
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    28And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.

  3. Job 7:5Rank 3 from verse 21
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    5My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.

  4. Proverbs 5:11Rank 4 from verse 21
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    11And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

  5. Job 14:20Rank 5 from verse 21
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    20Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

From verse 22

  1. 2 Samuel 24:16Rank 1 from verse 22
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    16And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.

  2. Job 33:28Rank 2 from verse 22
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    28He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

  3. 1 Corinthians 10:10Rank 3 from verse 22
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    10Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

  4. 1 Samuel 2:6Rank 4 from verse 22
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    6The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

  5. Acts 12:23Rank 5 from verse 22
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    23And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

From verse 23

  1. Malachi 3:1Rank 1 from verse 23
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    1BEHOLD, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.

  2. 2 Corinthians 5:20Rank 2 from verse 23
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    20Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

  3. Ecclesiastes 7:28Rank 3 from verse 23
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    28Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

  4. Haggai 1:13Rank 4 from verse 23
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    13Then spake Haggai the Lord’s messenger in the Lord’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the Lord.

  5. Malachi 2:7Rank 5 from verse 23
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    7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Job 33:16

COMBINED MEANING

openeth

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Third-person singular present form of open, meaning to uncover, reveal, or explain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ears

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Plural form of ear. Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

instruction

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Teaching or information that directs understanding and conduct; correction, discipline, or an instructive warning.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Job 33:17

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hide

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Sense 1: To conceal, keep from sight or knowledge, or lie concealed. Sense 2: As a noun, an animal skin.

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

COMBINED MEANING

pride

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1. Self-exaltation, arrogance, haughtiness, or vaunted strength. 2. Splendour, glory, or that in which one glories.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 33:18

COMBINED MEANING

back

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Sense 1: The rear part; a position or direction behind. Sense 2: A return to a former place or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

pit

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Sense 1: A hole, cavity, cistern, dungeon, trap, or place of confinement. Sense 2: The grave, deep ruin, or a place of judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 33:19

COMBINED MEANING

chastened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of chasten, meaning to correct or discipline, often through reproof or suffering.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

pain

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Sense 1: Suffering, distress, or bodily torment. Sense 2: As a verb, to cause distress.

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

bed

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Sense 1: A place for rest or sleep. Sense 2: The marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

multitude

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1. A great number or large gathered body of persons, creatures, or forces; a crowd, company, or host. 2. A great number, amount, fullness, or abundance of years, words, deeds, mercies, sins, possessions, waters, or other stated things.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

strong

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Having great power, might, firmness, courage, capacity, influence, defence, health, intensity, or ability to act, endure, resist, overcome, or support.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 33:20

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

meat

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Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 33:21

COMBINED MEANING

flesh

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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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consumed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of consume. Sense 1: To destroy, use up, or bring to an end. Sense 2: To waste away or be exhausted.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

stick

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Sense 1: As a noun, a cut branch, rod, or slender piece of wood. Sense 2: As a verb, to adhere, remain fast, project, or be fixed in or upon something.

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

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 33:22

COMBINED MEANING

yea

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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

grave

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Sense 1: The place of the dead or of burial; a tomb, burial place, or pit. Sense 2: To cut, carve, or engrave. Sense 3: As an adjective, serious, sober, dignified, or worthy of respect.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Job 33:23

COMBINED MEANING

shew

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Sense 1: To cause to see; to display, present, point out, or make visible. Sense 2: To reveal, disclose, declare, explain, teach, direct, or make known. Sense 3: To demonstrate, prove, manifest, or make evident. Sense 4: To exercise or perform kindness, mercy, favour, piety, or another stated disposition toward someone. Sense 5: An outward appearance, display, or presentation to view.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

uprightness

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Honesty and integrity in principle or practice; conformity to rectitude and justice.

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

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33:15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

33:16Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

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33:17That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

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33:18He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

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33:19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

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33:20So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

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33:21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

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33:22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

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33:23If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

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33:24Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

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