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Job 5:8–10

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I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
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From verse 8

  1. Psalms 50:15Rank 1 from verse 8
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    15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  2. Job 22:21Rank 2 from verse 8
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    21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

  3. Psalms 37:5Rank 3 from verse 8
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    5Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

  4. 2 Chronicles 33:12–13Rank 4 from verse 8
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    12And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

    13And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God.

  5. 1 Peter 4:19Rank 5 from verse 8
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    19Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

From verse 9

  1. Psalms 40:5Rank 1 from verse 9
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    5Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

  2. Job 9:10Rank 2 from verse 9
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    10Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.

  3. Psalms 72:18Rank 3 from verse 9
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    18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

  4. Psalms 86:10Rank 4 from verse 9
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    10For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

  5. Job 11:7–9Rank 5 from verse 9
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    7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

    8It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

    9The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

From verse 10

  1. Acts 14:17Rank 1 from verse 10
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    17Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

  2. Jeremiah 5:24Rank 2 from verse 10
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    24Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

  3. Jeremiah 14:22Rank 3 from verse 10
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    22Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.

  4. Psalms 147:8Rank 4 from verse 10
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    8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

  5. Psalms 65:9–11Rank 5 from verse 10
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    9Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.

    10Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.

    11Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

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Job 5:8

COMBINED MEANING

commit

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To do or perpetrate; to entrust, deliver, consign, or place in custody.

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

COMBINED MEANING

cause

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Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 5:9

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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without

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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.

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COMBINED MEANING

number

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Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Job 5:10

COMBINED MEANING

rain

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Sense 1: Water falling in drops from the clouds. Sense 2: As a verb, to fall or pour down like rain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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7Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

8I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

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9Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

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10Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:

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11To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

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