Job 38:1–10
THEN the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
¶ Then the LORD answered Iob out of the whirlewind, and sayd,
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Who is this that darkneth counsell by words without knowledge?
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Gird vp nowe thy loines like a man; for I will demaund of thee, and †answere thou me.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. make me know.
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
*Where wast thou when I layd the foundations of the earth? declare, †if thou hast vnderstanding.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. if thou knowest vnderstanding.
- *Cross-referencePsal. 104.5. prou. 30.4.
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Who hath layd the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line vpon it?
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
Wherepuon are the †foundations thereof †fastened? or who layd the corner stone thereof?
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. sockets.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. made to sinke.
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
When the morning starres sang together, and all the sonnes of God shouted for ioy.
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
*Or who shut vp the sea with doores, when it brake foorth as if it had issued out of the wombe?
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referencePsal. 104.9.
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thicke darknesse a swadling band for it,
And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
And ‖brake vp for it my decreed place, and set barres and doores,
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, established my decree vpon it.
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From verse 1
- 1 Kings 19:11Rank 2 from verse 1
11And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
11And he sayd, Goe forth, and stand vpon the mount before the LORD. And beholde, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong winde rent the mountaines, and brake in pieces the rockes, before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the winde: and after the winde an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
- 2 Kings 2:11Rank 3 from verse 1
11And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
11And it came to passe as they still went on and talked, that beholde, there appeared a charet of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder, and *Elijah went vp by a whirlewind into heauen.
- Exodus 19:16–19Rank 4 from verse 1
16¶ And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
17And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
18And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
19And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
16¶ And it came to passe on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thicke cloud vpon the mount, and the voyce of the trumpet exceeding lowd, so that all the people that was in the campe, trembled.
17And Moses brought foorth the people out of the campe to meete with God, and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
18And *mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended vpon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
19And when the voyce of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed lowder and lowder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voyce.
- Job 37:1–2Rank 5 from verse 1
1AT this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
2Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
1¶ At this also my heart trembleth, and is moued out of his place.
2†Heare attentiuely the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
- 2 Kings 2:1Rank 6 from verse 1
- Deuteronomy 4:11–12Rank 7 from verse 1
11And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
12And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
11And ye came neere and stood vnder the mountaine, and the *mountaine burnt with fire vnto the †midst of heauen, with darkenes, cloudes, and thicke darkenesse.
12And the LORD spake vnto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voyce of the words, but saw no similitude, †onely ye heard a voyce.
- Ezekiel 1:4Rank 8 from verse 1
4¶ And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
4¶ And I looked, and behold, a whirlewinde came out of the North, a great cloude, and a fire †infoulding it selfe, and a brightnesse was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
3The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
3The LORD is *slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlewind, and in the storme, and the clouds are the dust of his feete.
- Deuteronomy 5:22–24Rank 11 from verse 1
22¶ These words the Lord spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
23And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
24And ye said, Behold, the Lord our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
22¶ These wordes the LORD spake vnto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thicke darkenesse, with a great voice, and he added no more, and he wrote them in two Tables of stone, and deliuered them vnto me.
23And it came to passe when yee heard the voice out of the midst of the darkenes (for the mountaine did burne with fire) that ye came neere vnto mee, euen all the heads of your tribes, and your elders.
24And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed vs his glory, and his greatnesse, and *we haue heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: wee haue seene this day that God doth talke with man, and *he liueth.
From verse 2
- 1 Timothy 1:7Rank 2 from verse 2
- Job 23:4–5Rank 6 from verse 2
4I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
5I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
4I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
5I would know the words which he would answere me, and vnderstand what he would say vnto me.
From verse 3
- Exodus 12:11Rank 2 from verse 3
11¶ And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord’s passover.
11¶ And thus shall ye eate it: with your loines girded, your shooes on your feet, and your staffe in your hand: and ye shall eate it in haste: it is the LORDs Passeouer.
- Jeremiah 1:17Rank 3 from verse 3
17¶ Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
17¶ Thou therefore gird vp thy loynes, and arise and speake vnto them all that I commaund thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I ‖confound thee before them.
- 1 Kings 18:46Rank 4 from verse 3
- 1 Peter 1:13Rank 5 from verse 3
13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
13Wherefore gird vp the loynes of your minde, bee sober, and hope †to the end, for the grace that is to bee brought vnto you at the reuelation of Iesus Christ:
- Job 23:3–7Rank 8 from verse 3
3Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
4I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
5I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
6Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
7There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
3O that I knewe where I might find him! that I might come euen to his seate!
4I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
5I would know the words which he would answere me, and vnderstand what he would say vnto me.
6Will he plead against me with his great power? No, but hee would put strength in me.
7There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be deliuered for euer from my Iudge.
- Job 31:35–37Rank 9 from verse 3
35Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
36Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
35O that one would heare me! ‖beholde, my desire is, that the Almightie would answere me, and that mine aduersary had written a booke.
36Surely I would take it vpon my shoulder, and bind it as a crowne to me.
37I would declare vnto him the number of my steps, as a prince would I goe neere vnto him.
From verse 4
- Psalms 104:5Rank 1 from verse 4
- Hebrews 1:10Rank 2 from verse 4
- Proverbs 30:4Rank 3 from verse 4
4Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
4*Who hath ascended vp into heauen, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his sonnes name, if thou canst tell?
- Hebrews 1:2Rank 4 from verse 4
- Genesis 1:1Rank 5 from verse 4
- Psalms 102:25Rank 6 from verse 4
- Proverbs 8:22Rank 7 from verse 4
- Proverbs 8:29–30Rank 8 from verse 4
29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
30Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
29*When he gaue to the sea his decree, that the waters should not passe his commandement: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
30Then I was by him, as one brought vp with him: and I was daily his delight, reioycing alwayes before him:
From verse 5
- Isaiah 40:12Rank 1 from verse 5
12¶ Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
12¶ †Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand? and meted out heauen with the spanne, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountaines in scales, and the hilles in a balance?
- Zechariah 2:1–2Rank 3 from verse 5
1I LIFTED up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
2Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
1¶ I lift vp mine eyes againe, and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
2Then said I, Whither goest thou? And hee said vnto me, To measure Ierusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
- 2 Corinthians 10:16Rank 4 from verse 5
- Isaiah 34:11Rank 5 from verse 5
11¶ But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
11¶ *‖The cormorant and the bitterne shall possesse it, the owle also and the rauen shall dwell in it, and he shall stretch out vpon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptinesse.
- Isaiah 40:22Rank 6 from verse 5
22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
22‖* It is he that sitteth vpon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grashoppers; that stretcheth out the heauens as a curtaine, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwel in:
- Proverbs 8:27Rank 8 from verse 5
- Psalms 19:4Rank 9 from verse 5
- Psalms 78:55Rank 10 from verse 5
- Proverbs 8:29Rank 11 from verse 5
From verse 6
- Psalms 104:5Rank 2 from verse 6
- Psalms 93:1Rank 3 from verse 6
1THE Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
1¶ The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with Maiestie, the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith hee hath girded himselfe: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moued.
- 2 Peter 3:5Rank 4 from verse 6
- Isaiah 28:16Rank 5 from verse 6
16¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
16¶ *Therefore thus saith the LORD God, Beholde, I lay in Zion for a foundation, a stone, a tryed stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: hee that beleeueth, shall not make haste.
- Psalms 118:22Rank 6 from verse 6
- Zechariah 12:1Rank 7 from verse 6
1THE burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
1¶ The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth foorth the Heauens, and laith the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
- Ephesians 2:20–21Rank 8 from verse 6
20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
21In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
20And are built vpon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Iesus Christ himselfe being the chiefe corner stone,
21In whom all the building fitly framed together, groweth vnto an holy Temple in the Lord:
- Exodus 26:18–25Rank 9 from verse 6
18And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.
19And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.
20And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards:
21And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
22And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.
23And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.
24And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
25And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
18And thou shalt make the boards for the Tabernacle, twentie boards on the Southside Southward.
19And thou shalt make fourtie sockets of siluer, vnder the twenty boards: two sockets vnder one board for his two tenons, and two sockets vnder another board for his two tenons.
20And for the second side of the Tabernacle on the Northside there shall bee twentie boards,
21And their fourtie sockets of siluer: two sockets vnder one board, and two sockets vnder another board.
22And for the sides of the Tabernacle Westward thou shalt make sixe boards.
23And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.
24And they shall be †coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together aboue the head of it vnto one ring: thus shall it bee for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
25And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of siluer sixteene sockets: two sockets vnder one board, and two sockets vnder another board.
- Psalms 144:12Rank 10 from verse 6
- Psalms 24:2Rank 11 from verse 6
- 1 Samuel 2:8Rank 12 from verse 6
8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
8*He raiseth vp the poore out of the dust, and lifteth vp the begger from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORDs, and hee hath set the world vpon them.
From verse 7
- Revelation 5:11Rank 1 from verse 7
11And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
11And I beheld, and I heard the voyce of many Angels, round about the Throne, and the beasts and the Elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times tenne thousand, and thousands of thousands,
- Ezra 3:11–12Rank 3 from verse 7
11And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
12But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
11And they sung together by course, in praising, and giuing thanks vnto the LORD; Because hee is good, for his mercy endureth for euer towards Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shoute, when they praised the LORD; because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laide.
12But many of the Priests and Leuites, and chiefe of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seene the first house; when the foundation of this house was laide before their eyes, wept with a loude voice, and many shouted aloude for ioy:
- Revelation 22:16Rank 4 from verse 7
16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
16I Iesus haue sent mine Angel, to testifie vnto you these things in the Churches. I am the roote and the offspring of Dauid, and the bright and morning starre.
1AGAIN there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.
1¶ Againe there was a day when the sonnes of God came to present themselues before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himselfe before the LORD.
- Psalms 104:4Rank 6 from verse 7
- Revelation 2:28Rank 7 from verse 7
- Zechariah 4:7Rank 8 from verse 7
7Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
7Who art thou, O great mountaine? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plaine, and he shall bring forth the head stone thereof with shoutings, crying; Grace, grace vnto it.
From verse 8
- Genesis 1:9Rank 1 from verse 8
- Jeremiah 5:22Rank 2 from verse 8
22Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
22*Feare yee not mee, saith the LORD? Will yee not tremble at my presence, which haue placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetuall decree that it cannot passe it, and though the waues thereof tosse themselues, yet can they not preuaile, though they roare, yet can they not passe ouer it?
- Proverbs 8:29Rank 3 from verse 8
- Psalms 104:8–9Rank 4 from verse 8
8They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
8‖They go vp by the mountaines: they goe downe by the valleys vnto the place which thou hast founded for them.
9Thou hast set a bound that they may not passe ouer: that they turne not againe to couer the earth.
- Psalms 33:7Rank 5 from verse 8
From verse 9
- Genesis 1:2Rank 1 from verse 9
From verse 10
- Jeremiah 5:22Rank 1 from verse 10
22Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
22*Feare yee not mee, saith the LORD? Will yee not tremble at my presence, which haue placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetuall decree that it cannot passe it, and though the waues thereof tosse themselues, yet can they not preuaile, though they roare, yet can they not passe ouer it?
- Psalms 104:9Rank 2 from verse 10
- Psalms 33:7Rank 4 from verse 10
- Genesis 1:9–10Rank 5 from verse 10
9¶ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
9¶ And God said, *Let the waters vnder the heauen be gathered together vnto one place, and let the dry land appeare: and it was so.
10And God called the drie land, Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called hee, Seas: and God saw that it was good.
- Genesis 9:15Rank 6 from verse 10
15And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
15And I will remember my couenant, which is betweene mee and you, and euery liuing creature of all flesh: and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
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Job 38:1
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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A violent, rapidly turning wind or tempest.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 38:2
Third-person singular present form of darken. Sense 1: To make dark or deprive of light. Sense 2: To obscure in understanding.
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1. A purpose, plan, design, or settled decision. 2. Advice, guidance, or direction. 3. Wisdom, judgment, or understanding for determining a course. 4. As a verb, to advise, direct, or recommend a course.
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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.
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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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Understanding or awareness gained by knowing; recognition; what is known.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 38:3
1. To fasten clothing or another object around the body. 2. By extension, to prepare or make ready for action.
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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
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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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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Sense 1: To ask or question authoritatively, requiring an answer. Sense 2: As a noun, an authoritative request or requirement.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A reply or response. Sense 2: As a verb, to reply, respond, or give account.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Job 38:4
The second-person singular past form of be, used with thou: were or existed in the stated condition.
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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
Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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To make known, tell, announce, proclaim, explain, show, or state plainly.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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understanding
1. The capacity or act of perceiving, comprehending, discerning, judging, interpreting, or applying knowledge. 2. Knowledge, insight, wisdom, or prudent judgment possessed or gained. 3. Skill or ability in a work, art, subject, vision, saying, or interpretation.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 38:5
Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.
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Sense 1: Standards, vessels, or amounts used in measuring. Sense 2: Determines, allots, or proportions.
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Of that or those previously mentioned; of it or of them.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Extended, spread out, or reached forth; made or became longer or farther in extent.
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Sense 1: A cord, thread, rule, mark, or measured extent. Sense 2: By extension, an assigned sphere, course, reach, or ordered instruction.
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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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DEFINED WORDS
Job 38:6
Sense 1: Upon which. Sense 2: Following or as a consequence of what has just occurred.
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Of that or those previously mentioned; of it or of them.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fasten, meaning to make firm, fixed, secure, closed, or attached; to seize and hold.
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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.
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Sense 1: A piece or mass of rock. Sense 2: To strike or kill with stones.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 38:7
Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.
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1. Lights seen in the heavens. 2. Persons or powers represented by stars.
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Uttered in musical tones.
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In one place, company, time, purpose, or united condition.
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The one true God.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of shout (to utter a loud cry or sudden outburst of voice).
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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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Sense 1: Gladness, delight, or rejoicing. Sense 2: To rejoice, delight, or be glad.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 38:8
To close, fasten, block, confine, stop, exclude, or make inaccessible.
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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.
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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of issue, meaning to come or flow forth.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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Sense 1: The bodily place in a female where a child is conceived and carried before birth. Sense 2: A source pictured as such a place.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 38:9
Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
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Sense 1: A visible mass of vapour in the sky. Sense 2: Figuratively, a covering or multitude.
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1. An article of clothing or covering worn or placed about the body. 2. Figuratively, something that covers or surrounds as clothing does.
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Of that or those previously mentioned; of it or of them.
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Sense 1: Dense, deep, close, crowded, or not thin. Sense 2: To a great depth or in close succession.
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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.
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COMBINED MEANING
swaddlingband
1. A cloth band wrapped closely around an infant. 2. By comparison, a surrounding restraint or boundary.
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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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DEFINED WORDS
Job 38:10
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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Determined judicially; resolved; appointed; established in purpose.
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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.
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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.
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Sense 1: Rigid rods, crosspieces, or bolts used to join, strengthen, close, or secure a structure or gate. Sense 2: Figuratively, strong barriers, bonds, or restraints.
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37:24Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
37:24Men doe therefore feare him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
38:1THEN the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
38:1¶ Then the LORD answered Iob out of the whirlewind, and sayd,
Selected passage38:2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
38:2Who is this that darkneth counsell by words without knowledge?
Selected passage38:3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
38:3Gird vp nowe thy loines like a man; for I will demaund of thee, and †answere thou me.
Selected passage38:4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
38:4*Where wast thou when I layd the foundations of the earth? declare, †if thou hast vnderstanding.
Selected passage38:5Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
38:5Who hath layd the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line vpon it?
Selected passage38:6Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
38:6Wherepuon are the †foundations thereof †fastened? or who layd the corner stone thereof?
Selected passage38:7When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
38:7When the morning starres sang together, and all the sonnes of God shouted for ioy.
Selected passage38:8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
38:8*Or who shut vp the sea with doores, when it brake foorth as if it had issued out of the wombe?
Selected passage38:9When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
38:9When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thicke darknesse a swadling band for it,
Selected passage38:10And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
38:10And ‖brake vp for it my decreed place, and set barres and doores,
Selected passage38:11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
38:11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and heere shall †thy proud waues be stayed.