Job 6:15–18
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;
My brethren haue delt deceitfully as a brooke, & as the streame of brookes they passe away,
Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:
Which are blackish by reason of the yce, and wherein the snow is hid:
What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
What time they waxe warme, †they vanish: †when it is hot, they are †consumed out of their place.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. they are cut off.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. in the heat thereof.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. extinguished.
The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
The pathes of their way are turned aside; they goe to nothing, and perish.
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From verse 15
- Psalms 38:11Rank 1 from verse 15
- Jeremiah 15:18Rank 2 from verse 15
18Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
18*†Why is my paine perpetuall? and my wound incurable which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether vnto me as a lyar, and as waters that faile?
- Psalms 41:9Rank 3 from verse 15
- John 13:18Rank 4 from verse 15
18¶ I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
18¶ I speake not of you all, I know whom I haue chosen: but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, *He that eateth bread with mee, hath lift vp his heele against me.
- John 16:32Rank 5 from verse 15
32Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
32*Behold, the houre commeth, yea is now come, that ye shall be scattered, euery man to his ‖owne, and shall leaue me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
- Psalms 55:12–14Rank 6 from verse 15
12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
13But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
14We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
12For it was not an enemie that reproached me, then I could haue borne it, neither was it hee that hated me, that did magnifie himselfe against me, then I would haue hid my selfe from him.
13†But it was thou, a man, mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
14†Wee tooke sweet counsell together, and walked vnto the house of God in companie.
- Jeremiah 30:14Rank 7 from verse 15
14All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased.
14All thy louers haue forgotten thee: they seeke thee not, for I haue wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruell one, for the multitude of thine iniquitie: because thy sinnes were increased.
- Jeremiah 9:4–5Rank 8 from verse 15
4Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
5And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
4*‖Take yee heede euery one of his neighbour, and trust yee not in any brother: for euery brother will vtterly supplant, and euery neighbour will walke with slanders.
5‖And they will deceiue euery one his neighbour, and will not speake the trueth, they haue taught their tongue to speake lies, and weary themselues to commit iniquity.
12These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
12These are spottes in your feasts of charitie, when they feast with you, feeding themselues without feare: cloudes they are without water, caried about of winds, trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twise dead, plucked vp by the rootes.
- Micah 7:5–6Rank 11 from verse 15
5¶ Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
6For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.
5¶ Trust yee not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keepe the doores of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome.
6*For the sonne dishonoureth the father: the daughter riseth vp against her mother: the daughter in law against her mother in law; a mans enemies are the men of his owne house.
- Psalms 88:18Rank 12 from verse 15
From verse 17
- 1 Kings 17:1Rank 1 from verse 17
1AND Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
1¶ And †Eliiah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said vnto Ahab, * As the LORD God of Israel liueth, before whome I stand, there shall not be deaw nor raine these yeres, but according to my word.
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Job 6:15
1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references
To deal: to distribute, allot, act toward another, or conduct a matter.
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deceitfully
A deceitful manner; fraudulently; with deceit; in a manner or with a view to deceive.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A flowing body of water. Sense 2: As a verb, to flow.
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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
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Job 6:16
1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Dark or somewhat black.
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A ground or cause; understanding or judgment; to think, discuss, or argue.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Water frozen or made hard by cold.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
In what or which place, thing, time, state, action, respect, or matter.
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Frozen white precipitation falling from clouds and covering the earth.
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Put, kept, or placed out of sight, knowledge, discovery, understanding, or danger; concealed, secret, covered, or withheld from perception.
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Job 6:17
A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.
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To grow, increase, or become.
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Sense 1: Having heat. Sense 2: Becoming heated. Sense 3: As a verb, to make oneself or another warm.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To disappear, pass away, or cease to remain.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Having great heat. Sense 2: Ardent, vehement, or eager.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of consume. Sense 1: To destroy, use up, or bring to an end. Sense 2: To waste away or be exhausted.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.
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Job 6:18
1. Figuratively, ways or courses of conduct, action, or direction. 2. Tracks, roads, routes, or ways of passage or travel.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.
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1. To or at one side; apart or away from a person, place, or company. 2. Away from a path, course, duty, allegiance, or subject. 3. Put apart, removed, discarded, or rejected.
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Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.
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14To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
14†To him that is afflicted, pitie should be shewed from his friend; But he forsaketh the feare of the Almighty.
15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;
15My brethren haue delt deceitfully as a brooke, & as the streame of brookes they passe away,
Selected passage16Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:
16Which are blackish by reason of the yce, and wherein the snow is hid:
Selected passage17What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
17What time they waxe warme, †they vanish: †when it is hot, they are †consumed out of their place.
Selected passage18The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
18The pathes of their way are turned aside; they goe to nothing, and perish.
Selected passage19The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
19The troupes of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.