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Job 38:2–4

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

  6. Job 23:4–5Rank 6 from verse 2
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    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.

  7. Job 24:25Rank 7 from verse 2
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    25And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?

  8. Job 27:11Rank 8 from verse 2
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    11I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

  9. Job 26:3Rank 9 from verse 2
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    3How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?

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;

  6. Job 13:15Rank 6 from verse 3
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    15Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

  7. Job 13:22Rank 7 from verse 3
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    22Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.

  8. Job 23:3–7Rank 8 from verse 3
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    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.

  9. Job 31:35–37Rank 9 from verse 3
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    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.

From verse 4

  1. Psalms 104:5Rank 1 from verse 4
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    5Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

  2. Hebrews 1:10Rank 2 from verse 4
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    10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

  3. Proverbs 30:4Rank 3 from verse 4
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    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. Hebrews 1:2Rank 4 from verse 4
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    2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

  5. Genesis 1:1Rank 5 from verse 4
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    1IN the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

  6. Psalms 102:25Rank 6 from verse 4
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    25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

  7. Proverbs 8:22Rank 7 from verse 4
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    22The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

  8. Proverbs 8:29–30Rank 8 from verse 4
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    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;

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DEFINED WORDS

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

DEFINED WORDS

Job 38:4

COMBINED MEANING

wast

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The second-person singular past form of be, used with thou: were or existed in the stated condition.

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

laid

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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.

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

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

declare

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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

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

understanding

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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.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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38:1THEN the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

38:2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

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38:3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

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38:4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

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38:5Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

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