Job 4:11
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
The old Lyon perisheth for lacke of pray, and the stout Lyons whelpes are scattered abroad.
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- Psalms 34:10Rank 1 from verse 11
- 2 Timothy 4:17Rank 2 from verse 11
17Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
17Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me, that by me the preaching might be fully knowen, and that all the Gentiles might heare: and I was deliuered out of the mouth of the Lyon.
- Genesis 49:9Rank 3 from verse 11
9Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
9Iudah is a Lyons whelpe: from the pray my sonne thou art gone vp: he stouped downe, hee couched as a Lyon, and as an old Lyon: who shall rouse him vp?
- Hosea 11:10Rank 4 from verse 11
- Jeremiah 4:7Rank 5 from verse 11
7The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
7The Lion is come vp from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; hee is gone foorth from his place to make thy land desolate, and thy cities shall be layed waste, without an inhabitant.
19And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
19And beholde, there came a great winde †from the wildernes, and smote the foure corners of the house, and it fell vpon the yong men, and they are dead, and I onely am escaped alone to tell thee.
- Job 27:14–15Rank 7 from verse 11
14If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
14If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offpring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15*Those that remaine of him shall bee buried in death: and his widowes shall not weepe.
3Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
4If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
3*Doth God peruert iudgement? or doth the Almightie peruert iustice?
4If thy children haue sinned against him, and he haue cast them away †for their transgression:
- Numbers 23:24Rank 10 from verse 11
24Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
24Beholde, the people shall rise vp as a great Lion, and lift vp himselfe as a yong Lion: hee shall not lie downe vntill he eate of the pray, and drinke the blood of the slaine.
- Numbers 24:9Rank 11 from verse 11
9He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
9*Hee couched, he lay downe as a Lyon, and as a great Lyon: who shal stirre him vp? Blessed is hee that blesseth thee, and cursed is hee that curseth thee.
- Psalms 7:2Rank 12 from verse 11
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Job 4:11
1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.
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Sense 1: A large, powerful wild cat. Sense 2: Figuratively, one fierce or strong.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
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.
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Sense 1: To be without or in need of something. Sense 2: As a noun, want, shortage, or absence.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A person, animal, possession, or spoil seized or pursued to be taken, plundered, or devoured. 2. To seize, plunder, or take by force.
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Sense 1: Strong or powerful. Sense 2: Figuratively, bold, proud, stubborn, or defiant.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
The young of lions or other beasts of prey; cubs.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of scatter, meaning to disperse, spread abroad, separate, drive away, divide, cast in different directions, or cause persons, peoples, seed, goods, or forces no longer to remain gathered.
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Out of doors or away from one’s usual place; outward, away, or throughout a wide area.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
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10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
10The roaring of the Lyon, and the voice of the fierce Lyon, and the teeth of the yong Lyons are broken.
11The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
11The old Lyon perisheth for lacke of pray, and the stout Lyons whelpes are scattered abroad.
Selected passage12Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
12Nowe a thing was †secretly brought to me, and mine eare receiued a litle thereof.