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Job 41:2–3

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Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
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  1. Isaiah 37:29Rank 1 from verse 2
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    29Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

  2. Ezekiel 29:4–5Rank 2 from verse 2
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    4But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.

    5And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.

  3. 2 Kings 19:28Rank 3 from verse 2
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    28Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

  4. Isaiah 27:1Rank 4 from verse 2
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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.

From verse 3

  1. Isaiah 30:10Rank 1 from verse 3
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    10Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

  2. Proverbs 15:1Rank 2 from verse 3
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    1A SOFT answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

  3. Proverbs 18:23Rank 3 from verse 3
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    23The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

  4. Proverbs 25:15Rank 4 from verse 3
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    15By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

  5. Psalms 55:21Rank 5 from verse 3
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    21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

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DEFINED WORDS

Job 41:2

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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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

COMBINED MEANING

put

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hook

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A bent or pointed implement used to catch, draw, fasten, or control.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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nose

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The projecting part of the face containing the nostrils and serving chiefly for smell and breathing.

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

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jaw

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The bones of the mouth in which the teeth are fixed.

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

COMBINED MEANING

thorn

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Sense 1: A sharp spine or prickle. Sense 2: A thorn-bearing plant and a figure of something that pricks, obstructs, or grieves.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Job 41:3

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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speak

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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.

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

COMBINED MEANING

soft

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Sense 1: Gentle, tender, fine, or not hard. Sense 2: As an interjection, a call to pause or take heed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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41:1CANST thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

41:2Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

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41:3Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

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41:4Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

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