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Job 38:2–3

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Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
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From verse 2

  1. Job 42:3Rank 1 from verse 2
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    3Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

  2. 1 Timothy 1:7Rank 2 from verse 2
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    7Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

  3. Job 35:16Rank 3 from verse 2
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    16Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

  4. Job 34:35Rank 4 from verse 2
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    35Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.

  5. Job 12:3Rank 5 from verse 2
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    3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

From verse 3

  1. Job 40:7Rank 1 from verse 3
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    7Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

  2. Exodus 12:11Rank 2 from verse 3
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    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.

  3. Jeremiah 1:17Rank 3 from verse 3
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    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.

  4. 1 Kings 18:46Rank 4 from verse 3
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    46And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

  5. 1 Peter 1:13Rank 5 from verse 3
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    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;

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Job 38:2

COMBINED MEANING

darkeneth

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Third-person singular present form of darken. Sense 1: To make dark or deprive of light. Sense 2: To obscure in understanding.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

counsel

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

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without

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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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Job 38:3

COMBINED MEANING

gird

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1. To fasten clothing or another object around the body. 2. By extension, to prepare or make ready for action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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like

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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

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

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

demand

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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

COMBINED MEANING

answer

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Sense 1: A reply or response. Sense 2: As a verb, to reply, respond, or give account.

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

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1THEN the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

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3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

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4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

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