Job 6:2–5
Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
Oh that my griefe were throughly weighed, and my calamitie †layd in the balances together.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. lifted vp.
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
For now it would be heauier then the sand of the sea, therefore my words are †swallowed vp.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Translator clarificationThat is, I want words to expresse my griefe.
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
*For the arrowes of the Almightie are within me, the poyson whereof drinketh vp my spirit: the terrors of God doe set themselues in aray against mee.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referencePsal. 38.2.
Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
Doeth the wilde asse bray †when he hath grasse? or loweth the oxe ouer his fodder?
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. at grasse.
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From verse 2
From verse 3
- Proverbs 27:3Rank 1 from verse 3
- Job 37:19–20Rank 3 from verse 3
19Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
20Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
19Teach vs what we shall say vnto him; for we cannot order our speach by reason of darknes.
20Shall it bee told him that I speake? if a man speake, surely he shalbe swallowed vp.
- Matthew 11:28Rank 4 from verse 3
- Psalms 40:5Rank 5 from verse 3
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.
5‖Many, O LORD my God; are thy wonderfull workes which thou hast done, and thy thoughts, which are to vs ward: they cannot be reckoned vp in order vnto thee: if I would declare and speake of them, they are moe then can be numbred.
- Psalms 77:4Rank 6 from verse 3
From verse 4
- Psalms 38:2Rank 1 from verse 4
- Psalms 88:15–16Rank 3 from verse 4
15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
16Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
15I am afflicted and ready to die, from my youth vp: while I suffer thy terrours, I am distracted.
16Thy fierce wrath goeth ouer me: thy terrours haue cut me off.
- Proverbs 18:14Rank 4 from verse 4
- Job 16:12–14Rank 5 from verse 4
12I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.
13His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
14He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.
12I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my necke, and shaken me to pieces, and set me vp for his marke.
13His archers compasse me round about, he cleaueth my reines asunder, and doeth not spare; he powreth out my gall vpon the ground.
14He breaketh me with breach vpon breach, he runneth vpon me like a giant.
- Mark 15:34Rank 6 from verse 4
34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
34And at the ninth houre, Iesus cryed with a loude voice, saying, *Eloi, Eloi, lamasabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
- Psalms 143:7Rank 7 from verse 4
- Lamentations 3:12–13Rank 9 from verse 4
- 2 Corinthians 5:11Rank 10 from verse 4
11Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
11Knowing therefore the terrour of the Lord, we perswade men; but we are made manifest vnto God, & I trust also, are made manifest in your consciences.
- Deuteronomy 32:23–24Rank 11 from verse 4
23I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.
24They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
23I will heape mischiefes vpon them, I will spend mine arrowes vpon them.
24They shall bee burnt with hunger and deuoured with †burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts vpon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
- Deuteronomy 32:42Rank 12 from verse 4
42I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
42I will make mine arrowes drunke with blood, (and my sword shal deuoure flesh) and that with the blood of the slaine, and of the captiues, from the beginning of reuenges vpon the enemie.
- Mark 14:33–34Rank 15 from verse 4
33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
34And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
33And hee taketh with him Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heauy,
34And saith vnto them, My soule is exceeding sorowful vnto death: tarie ye here, and watch.
- Psalms 18:14Rank 16 from verse 4
- Psalms 21:12Rank 17 from verse 4
- Psalms 45:5Rank 18 from verse 4
- Psalms 7:13Rank 19 from verse 4
From verse 5
- Jeremiah 14:6Rank 1 from verse 5
- Joel 1:18–20Rank 2 from verse 5
18How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
19O Lord, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
20The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
18How doe the beastes grone? the heards of cattell are perplexed, because they haue no pasture, yea the flockes of sheepe are made desolate.
19O LORD, to thee will I crie: for the fire hath deuoured the ‖pastures of the wildernesse, and the flame hath burnt all the trees of the field.
20The beasts of the field crie also vnto thee: for the riuers of waters are dried vp, and the fire hath deuoured the pastures of the wildernesse.
- Psalms 104:14Rank 3 from verse 5
- Psalms 42:1Rank 4 from verse 5
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Job 6:2
Sorrow, pain, distress, anguish, trouble, burden, injury, or the cause of such suffering in mind, body, or spirit.
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Completely, fully, or in every part.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: Measured or ascertained by scales or balance. Sense 2: Figuratively, considered, evaluated, or judged by a standard.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
A grievous event or condition of ruin, disaster, affliction, misery, or destructive trouble.
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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. An instrument with opposing scales for weighing. 2. By figure, the weighing or judging of a person or matter.
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In one place, company, time, purpose, or united condition.
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Job 6:3
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Of greater weight or burden.
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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.
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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.
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Job 6:4
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: Pointed missiles shot from bows. Sense 2: Figuratively, instruments or images of attack, judgment, pain, or sudden force.
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Possessing all power; omnipotent. As a title, the Almighty God.
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A substance which, when taken into the stomach, mixed with the blood or applied to the skin or flesh, proves fatal or deleterious by an action not mechanical; venom.
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Of, from, or concerning which or what.
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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.
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The one true God.
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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: Orderly arrangement or rank, especially a battle formation. Sense 2: Clothing or apparel. Sense 3: As a verb, to arrange or set in order, especially for battle, or to clothe.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 6:5
Third-person singular present form of do: does.
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Sense 1: To utter the characteristic cry of an ass. Sense 2: To pound or crush in a mortar.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Low green herbage growing from the ground; by extension, plants used for pasture.
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Food for cattle or other livestock.
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1BUT Job answered and said,
1¶ But Iob answered, and sayd,
2Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
2Oh that my griefe were throughly weighed, and my calamitie †layd in the balances together.
Selected passage3For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
3For now it would be heauier then the sand of the sea, therefore my words are †swallowed vp.
Selected passage4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
4*For the arrowes of the Almightie are within me, the poyson whereof drinketh vp my spirit: the terrors of God doe set themselues in aray against mee.
Selected passage5Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
5Doeth the wilde asse bray †when he hath grasse? or loweth the oxe ouer his fodder?
Selected passage6Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
6Can that which is vnsauery, bee eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egge?