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Job 34:21–23

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For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
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From verse 21

  1. Proverbs 15:3Rank 1 from verse 21
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    3The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

  2. Job 31:4Rank 2 from verse 21
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    4Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?

  3. Jeremiah 16:17Rank 3 from verse 21
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    17For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.

  4. Proverbs 5:21Rank 4 from verse 21
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    21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

  5. Jeremiah 32:19Rank 5 from verse 21
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    19Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:

From verse 22

  1. Hebrews 4:13Rank 1 from verse 22
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    13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

  2. Amos 9:2–3Rank 2 from verse 22
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    2Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

    3And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:

  3. Proverbs 10:29Rank 3 from verse 22
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    29The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

  4. Psalms 139:11–12Rank 4 from verse 22
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    11If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

    12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

  5. Jeremiah 23:24Rank 5 from verse 22
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    24Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.

From verse 23

  1. Daniel 9:7–9Rank 1 from verse 23
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    7O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.

    8O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

    9To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

  2. Ezra 9:13Rank 2 from verse 23
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    13And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;

  3. Psalms 119:137Rank 3 from verse 23
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    137Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments.

  4. Romans 9:20Rank 4 from verse 23
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    20Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

  5. Isaiah 42:3Rank 5 from verse 23
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    3A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

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Job 34:21

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.

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eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

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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.

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man

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

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seeth

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1. Perceives with the eyes. 2. Observes or considers. 3. Understands. 4. Experiences or takes heed.

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Job 34:22

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darkness

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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

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shadow

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1. A darkened shape or shade cast by intercepted light. 2. Shelter or protection. 3. A fleeting trace or likeness. 4. A preliminary outline, type, or representation of a fuller reality.

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COMBINED MEANING

iniquity

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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.

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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

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Job 34:23

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.

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COMBINED MEANING

lay

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Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: As the past tense of lie, to recline, rest, be situated, or remain in a state. Sense 3: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 4: To press or bear upon. Sense 5: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 6: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 7: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.

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

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.

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man

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

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right

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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.

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COMBINED MEANING

should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

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

COMBINED MEANING

enter

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To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

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COMBINED MEANING

judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

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34:1FURTHERMORE Elihu answered and said,

34:2Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.

34:3For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.

34:4Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.

34:5For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

34:6Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.

34:7What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?

34:8Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

34:9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

34:10Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

34:11For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

34:12Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.

34:13Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?

34:14If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

34:15All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

34:16If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.

34:17Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?

34:18Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?

34:19How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

34:20In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

34:21For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

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34:22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

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34:23For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

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34:24He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.

34:25Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

34:26He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

34:27Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:

34:28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

34:29When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:

34:30That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.

34:31Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

34:32That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

34:33Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.

34:34Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.

34:35Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.

34:36My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.

34:37For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

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