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Job 6:22–23

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Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
Or, Deliver me from the enemy’s hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
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From verse 22

  1. 1 Samuel 12:3Rank 1 from verse 22
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    3Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

  2. Acts 20:33Rank 2 from verse 22
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    33I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.

  3. Job 42:11Rank 3 from verse 22
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    11Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.

From verse 23

  1. Jeremiah 15:21Rank 1 from verse 23
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    21And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.

  2. Job 5:20Rank 2 from verse 23
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    20In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

  3. Psalms 107:2Rank 3 from verse 23
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    2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

  4. Psalms 49:15Rank 4 from verse 23
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    15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

  5. Psalms 49:7–8Rank 5 from verse 23
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    7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

    8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

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Job 6:22

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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reward

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Sense 1: A benefit, payment, honour, punishment, or recompense given or received. Sense 2: As a verb, to give such a return.

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COMBINED MEANING

for

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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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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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Job 6:23

COMBINED MEANING

deliver

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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

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redeem

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Sense 1: To buy back, repurchase, recover, or release a person or thing by payment, substitute, or appointed valuation. Sense 2: To rescue, free, or deliver from bondage, captivity, danger, death, enemies, trouble, the curse of the law, or iniquity.

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

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mighty

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Possessing or displaying great strength, power, ability, rank, or effect.

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21For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.

22Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

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23Or, Deliver me from the enemy’s hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

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24Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

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