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Job 4:17–19

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Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
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From verse 17

  1. Job 9:2Rank 1 from verse 17
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    2I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?

  2. Job 25:4Rank 2 from verse 17
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    4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

  3. Ecclesiastes 7:20Rank 3 from verse 17
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    20For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

  4. Psalms 143:2Rank 4 from verse 17
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    2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

  5. Jeremiah 17:9Rank 5 from verse 17
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    9¶ The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

From verse 18

  1. 2 Peter 2:4Rank 1 from verse 18
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    4For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

  2. Job 25:5–6Rank 2 from verse 18
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    5Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

    6How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

  3. Jude 1:6Rank 3 from verse 18
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    6And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

  4. Job 15:15–16Rank 4 from verse 18
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    15Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

    16How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

  5. Psalms 103:20–21Rank 5 from verse 18
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    20Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

    21Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

From verse 19

  1. Job 10:9Rank 1 from verse 19
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    9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?

  2. Genesis 2:7Rank 2 from verse 19
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    7And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

  3. Genesis 3:19Rank 3 from verse 19
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    19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

  4. Job 33:6Rank 4 from verse 19
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    6Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

  5. 2 Corinthians 4:7Rank 5 from verse 19
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    7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

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DEFINED WORDS

Job 4:17

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · 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

pure

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Clean, undefiled, unmixed, uncorrupted, genuine, clear, or sincere; free from contaminating matter or evil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

maker

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One who makes, forms, creates, prepares, or brings something into being; in references to God, the Creator.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Job 4:18

COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

put

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

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trust

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Sense 1: Confidence or reliance placed in a person or thing. Sense 2: To rely upon, confide in, or place confidence in. Sense 3: Something committed to another's care or charge.

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COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

angels

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Sense 1: Messengers. Sense 2: Heavenly or spiritual messengers, whether holy or fallen as stated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

charged

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Past-tense, past-participial, or adjectival form of charge. Sense 1: Commanded, enjoined, or solemnly required. Sense 2: Imputed, accused, or charged with a fault. Sense 3: Burdened with a payment, obligation, or liability. Sense 4: Entrusted or made responsible for a person, duty, or burden.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 4:19

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

houses

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Buildings or dwelling places; by extension, the families, households, estates, possessions, royal lines, or bodies of people associated with them.

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COMBINED MEANING

clay

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Earth or soil that can be moistened, shaped, trodden, formed, or hardened, especially by a potter or brickmaker.

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

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foundation

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The base or supporting part on which a structure rests; the beginning, establishment, underlying ground, or governing basis of a work, world, teaching, hope, or spiritual building.

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COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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crushed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of crush, meaning to press or break by force; to bruise, destroy, or subdue.

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

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

moth

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A small winged creature known for consuming or corrupting garments and other perishable things.

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

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16It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

17Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

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18Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

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19How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?

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20They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.

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