Job 34:5–7
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
For Iob hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my iudgement.
Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
Should I lye against my right? †my wound is incurable without transgression.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. mine arrow.
What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
What man is like Iob, who drinketh vp scorning like water?
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From verse 6
- Job 27:4–6Rank 3 from verse 6
4My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
5God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
4My lips shall not speake wickednesse, nor my tongue vtter deceit.
5God forbid that I should iustifie you: till I die, I will not remoue my integritie from me.
6My righteousnesse I hold fast, and will not let it goe: my heart shall not reproach me †so long as I liue.
From verse 7
- Deuteronomy 29:19Rank 2 from verse 7
19And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
19And it come to passe when he heareth the wordes of this curse, that hee blesse himselfe in his heart, saying, I shall haue peace, though I walke in the ‖imagination of mine heart, to adde †drunkennesse to thirst:
- Proverbs 1:22Rank 3 from verse 7
- Proverbs 4:17Rank 4 from verse 7
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Job 34:5
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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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The one true God.
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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.
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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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Job 34:6
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
Sense 1: To recline, rest, remain, or be situated. Sense 2: In ‘lie with,’ to have sexual intercourse. Sense 3: To speak falsely. Sense 4: A false statement or deception.
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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
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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1. An injury or hurt, or to cause one. 2. As the past tense of ‘wind,’ wrapped or bound around.
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Past cure, a wound that cannot be healed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604
Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.
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transgression
The act of passing beyond or violating a law, command, or rule of duty; an offense, fault, or sin.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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Job 34:7
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of scorn, meaning to despise, deride, ridicule, or mock.
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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.
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4Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.
4Let vs chuse to vs iudgement: let vs know among our selues what is good.
5For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
5For Iob hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my iudgement.
Selected passage6Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
6Should I lye against my right? †my wound is incurable without transgression.
Selected passage7What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
7What man is like Iob, who drinketh vp scorning like water?
Selected passage8Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
8Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquitie, and walketh with wicked men.