Job 38:31
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
Canst thou bind the sweete influences of ‖Pleiades? or loose the bands of †Orion?
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, the seuen-starres. Heb. Cimah.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. Cesil.
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From verse 31
8Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name:
8Seeke him that maketh the *seuen starres and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day darke with night: that *calleth for the waters of the Sea, and powreth them out vpon the face of the earth: the LORD is his Name.
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Job 38:31
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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To tie together, or confine with a cord, or any thing that is flexible; to fasten as with a band, fillet or ligature.
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Sense 1: Pleasing to the taste or smell. Sense 2: Pleasant, agreeable, or delightful to the senses or mind.
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1. To unbind, untie, detach, release, set free, relax, open, or end a restraint. 2. Unbound or free from restraint.
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1. Groups or companies, especially of soldiers or raiders. 2. Bonds, cords, restraints, or ties that bind or join.
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A named constellation or star-group.
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30The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deepe †is frozen.
31Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
31Canst thou bind the sweete influences of ‖Pleiades? or loose the bands of †Orion?
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32Canst thou bring forth ‖Mazzaroth in his season, or canst thou †guide Arcturus with his sonnes?