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Job 38:16–17

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Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
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From verse 16

  1. Proverbs 8:24Rank 1 from verse 16
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    24When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

  2. Job 26:5–6Rank 2 from verse 16
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    5Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

    6Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

  3. Psalms 77:19Rank 3 from verse 16
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    19Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.

  4. Jeremiah 51:36Rank 4 from verse 16
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    36Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.

From verse 17

  1. Psalms 9:13Rank 1 from verse 17
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    13Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

  2. Psalms 107:18Rank 2 from verse 17
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    18Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

  3. Job 3:5Rank 3 from verse 17
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    5Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

  4. Job 12:22Rank 4 from verse 17
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    22He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

  5. Psalms 107:10Rank 5 from verse 17
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    10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

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Job 38:16

COMBINED MEANING

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. 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

entered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of enter, meaning to go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

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

COMBINED MEANING

sea

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

search

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Sense 1: To seek carefully, examine, explore, or inquire in order to find or know. Sense 2: A careful examination or inquiry made to find or know.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

depth

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Sense 1: Deepness. Sense 2: A deep place, sea, abyss, or downward extent. Sense 3: Figuratively, vast extent or what is profound and unsearchable.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Job 38:17

COMBINED MEANING

gates

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Movable barriers and the entrances they close in walls, cities, courts, houses, or enclosed places; by extension, the city, jurisdiction, public place, or access represented by those entrances.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

opened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of open, meaning to uncover, reveal, or explain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. 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

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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15And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

16Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

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17Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

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18Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

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