Job 4:4–5
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
Thy words haue vpholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened †the feeble knees.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. the bowing knees.
But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
But now it is come vpon thee, and thou faintest, it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
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From verse 4
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14Rank 1 from verse 4
- Hebrews 12:12Rank 2 from verse 4
- Proverbs 12:18Rank 3 from verse 4
- Psalms 145:14Rank 4 from verse 4
- 2 Corinthians 2:7Rank 5 from verse 4
- 2 Corinthians 7:6Rank 6 from verse 4
- Daniel 5:6Rank 7 from verse 4
6Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
6††‖Then the kings countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the ioints of his loines were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
- Isaiah 35:3–4Rank 8 from verse 4
3¶ Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
4Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
3¶ *Strengthen yee the weake hands, and confirme the feeble knees.
4†Say to them that are of a fearefull heart; Be strong, feare not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, euen God with a recompence, he will come and saue you.
- Proverbs 16:23–24Rank 9 from verse 4
23The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
24Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
23†The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lippes.
24Pleasant words are as an honycombe, sweete to the soule, and health to the bones.
From verse 5
- 2 Corinthians 4:16Rank 2 from verse 5
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- Hebrews 12:3Rank 4 from verse 5
- Hebrews 12:5Rank 5 from verse 5
5And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
5And ye haue forgotten the exhortation which speaketh vnto you as vnto children, My sonne, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him.
- Job 3:25–26Rank 8 from verse 5
25For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
26I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
25For †the thing which I greatly feared is come vpon me, and that which I was afraid of, is come vnto me.
26I was not in safetie, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet: yet trouble came.
- Proverbs 24:10Rank 10 from verse 5
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Job 4:4
Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.
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Held up, sustained, supported, preserved, strengthened, or kept from falling or failing.
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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of fall. Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
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
Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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strengthened
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of strengthen, meaning to make stronger, confirm, encourage, fortify, or increase in power.
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Weak or lacking strength.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604
Plural form of knee (the joint between the thigh and lower leg, especially as bent or bowed).
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strenghtened
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of strengthen, meaning to make stronger, confirm, encourage, fortify, or increase in power.
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Job 4:5
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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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
Second-person singular present form of faint. Sense 1: To lose courage or cease to persevere. Sense 2: To become weak or exhausted.
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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.
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Disturbed, agitated, alarmed, perplexed, afflicted, burdened, unsettled, or caused to suffer inward, bodily, social, or outward disruption.
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3Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
3Beholde, Thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weake hands.
4Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
4Thy words haue vpholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened †the feeble knees.
Selected passage5But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
5But now it is come vpon thee, and thou faintest, it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
Selected passage6Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
6 Is not this thy feare, thy confidence; the vprightnesse of thy wayes and thy hope?