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Job 40:19

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He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
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  1. Job 41:33Rank 1 from verse 19
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    33Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

  2. Isaiah 27:1Rank 2 from verse 19
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    1IN that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

  3. Job 26:13Rank 3 from verse 19
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    13By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

  4. Psalms 104:24Rank 4 from verse 19
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    24O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

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    12If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

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Job 40:19

COMBINED MEANING

chief

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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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18His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

19He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.

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20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

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