Job 5:16
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
*So the poore hath hope, and iniquitie stoppeth her mouth.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referencePsal. 107.42.
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- Psalms 107:42Rank 1 from verse 16
- 1 Samuel 2:8–9Rank 2 from verse 16
8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
8*He raiseth vp the poore out of the dust, and lifteth vp the begger from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORDs, and hee hath set the world vpon them.
9He will keepe the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall bee silent in darkenesse; for by strength shall no man preuaile.
- Psalms 63:11Rank 3 from verse 16
- Exodus 11:7Rank 4 from verse 16
7But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
7But against any of the children of Israel, shal not a dog moue his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference betweene the Egyptians and Israel.
- Isaiah 14:32Rank 5 from verse 16
- Psalms 9:18Rank 6 from verse 16
- Romans 3:19Rank 7 from verse 16
19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
19Now we know that what things soeuer the Law saith, it saith to them who are vnder the Law: that euery mouth may bee stopped, and all the world may become ‖guilty before God.
- Zechariah 9:12Rank 8 from verse 16
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Job 5:16
1. Lacking material means. 2. Afflicted, lowly, or humble.
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1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.
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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.
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Third-person singular present form of stop (to close, block, obstruct, hinder, restrain, silence, or prevent from proceeding).
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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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15But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
15But he saueth the poore from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mightie.
16So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
16*So the poore hath hope, and iniquitie stoppeth her mouth.
Selected passage17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
17*Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almightie.