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Job 38:34–38

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Job 38:34

34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

Job 38:35

35Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?

Job 38:36

36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

Job 38:37

37Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

Job 38:38

38When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

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DEFINED WORDS

Job 38:34

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

clouds

Visible masses of condensed vapour in the sky; also figures of covering, multitude, or obscurity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

abundance

Great plenty; an overflowing quantity; ample sufficiency; in strictness applicable to quantity only; but customarily used of number, as an abundance of peasants.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

DEFINED WORDS

Job 38:35

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Here

In this place, at this point, or in the present circumstance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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Job 38:36

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

put

To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

wisdom

Sound judgment and the right use of knowledge; skill, discernment, or understanding.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

parts

Portions or divisions of a whole; also divides, separates, departs, or assigns shares.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

heart

The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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Job 38:37

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number

A count or quantity; also to count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

clouds

Visible masses of condensed vapour in the sky; also figures of covering, multitude, or obscurity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

wisdom

Sound judgment and the right use of knowledge; skill, discernment, or understanding.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

bottles

Containers for liquids; in KJV settings, commonly skin bottles or other vessels suited to the passage.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

heaven

The expanse above the earth, including the sky or firmament; also the dwelling or throne of God, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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Job 38:38

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dust

Fine, dry particles of earth; the ground or earth, often as an image of frailty, abasement, or death.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hardness

The condition of being hard, firm, or resistant; difficulty or hardship; figuratively, stubbornness or insensibility of heart.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

fast

Firm, fixed, or secure; moving quickly; also an abstinence from food or the act of abstaining.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

together

In one place, company, time, purpose, or united condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 34

  1. Job 22:11
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  2. 1 Samuel 12:18
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  3. Amos 5:8
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  4. James 5:18
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  5. Job 36:27–28
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From verse 35

  1. Job 36:32
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  2. Job 37:3
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  3. 1 Samuel 22:12
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  4. 2 Kings 1:10
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  5. 2 Kings 1:14
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From verse 36

  1. Job 32:8
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  2. Psalms 51:6
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  3. Ecclesiastes 2:26
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  4. Proverbs 2:6
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  5. James 1:5
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From verse 37

  1. Psalms 147:4
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  2. Genesis 15:5
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  3. Genesis 8:1
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  4. Genesis 9:15
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