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Job 6:5–9

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Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.
Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
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From verse 5

  1. Jeremiah 14:6Rank 1 from verse 5
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    6And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.

  2. Joel 1:18–20Rank 2 from verse 5
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    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.

  3. Psalms 104:14Rank 3 from verse 5
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    14He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

  4. Psalms 42:1Rank 4 from verse 5
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    1AS the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

From verse 6

  1. Job 34:3Rank 1 from verse 6
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    3For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.

  2. Colossians 4:6Rank 2 from verse 6
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    6Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

  3. Job 12:11Rank 3 from verse 6
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    11Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?

  4. Job 6:30Rank 4 from verse 6
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    30Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?

  5. Leviticus 2:13Rank 5 from verse 6
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    13And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

  6. Luke 14:34Rank 6 from verse 6
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    34¶ Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

  7. Hebrews 6:4–5Rank 7 from verse 6
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    4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

    5And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

  8. Job 16:2Rank 8 from verse 6
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    2I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.

  9. Job 6:25Rank 9 from verse 6
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    25How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

  10. Psalms 119:103Rank 10 from verse 6
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    103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

From verse 7

  1. 1 Kings 17:12Rank 1 from verse 7
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    12And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

  2. 1 Kings 22:27Rank 2 from verse 7
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    27And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.

  3. Daniel 10:3Rank 3 from verse 7
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    3I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

  4. Ezekiel 12:18–19Rank 4 from verse 7
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    18Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;

    19And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord God of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.

  5. Ezekiel 4:14Rank 5 from verse 7
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    14Then said I, Ah Lord God! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.

  6. Ezekiel 4:16Rank 6 from verse 7
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    16Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:

  7. Job 3:24Rank 7 from verse 7
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    24For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

  8. Psalms 102:9Rank 8 from verse 7
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    9For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

From verse 8

  1. Psalms 119:81Rank 1 from verse 8
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    81My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

  2. Job 17:14–16Rank 2 from verse 8
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    14I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.

    15And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?

    16They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.

  3. Job 6:11–13Rank 3 from verse 8
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    11What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?

    12Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?

    13Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

From verse 9

  1. 1 Kings 19:4Rank 1 from verse 9
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    4¶ But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

  2. Jonah 4:3Rank 2 from verse 9
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    3Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

  3. Isaiah 48:10–13Rank 3 from verse 9
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    10Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

    11For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.

    12¶ Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

    13Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.

  4. Job 7:15–16Rank 4 from verse 9
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    15So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

    16I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.

  5. Jonah 4:8Rank 5 from verse 9
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    8And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

  6. Job 14:13Rank 6 from verse 9
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    13O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

  7. Job 19:21Rank 7 from verse 9
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    21Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.

  8. Job 3:20–22Rank 8 from verse 9
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    20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

    21Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

    22Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?

  9. Numbers 11:14–15Rank 9 from verse 9
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    14I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.

    15And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

  10. Psalms 32:4Rank 10 from verse 9
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    4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

  11. Revelation 9:6Rank 11 from verse 9
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    6And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Job 6:5

COMBINED MEANING

bray

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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

COMBINED MEANING

grass

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Low green herbage growing from the ground; by extension, plants used for pasture.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 6:6

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

COMBINED MEANING

eaten

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Sense 1: Chewed and swallowed. Sense 2: Consumed or corroded.

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

COMBINED MEANING

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

taste

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Sense 1: To perceive flavor by the mouth, or to eat or drink. Sense 2: Figuratively, to experience or partake of. As a noun, the sensation, flavor, or discernment received by tasting.

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

COMBINED MEANING

in

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

white

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1. Having the light colour of snow or milk; bright or pale. 2. To make white; to whiten.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

egg

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A body produced by a bird or other creature that contains or nourishes developing young.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Job 6:7

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

refused

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Rejected, declined, denied, withheld, turned away from, would not accept, receive, choose, obey, permit, or yield.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sorrowful

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Filled with, expressing, or causing grief, sadness, heaviness, pain, regret, distress, or anguish.

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

COMBINED MEANING

meat

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Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Job 6:8

COMBINED MEANING

might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

request

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The expression of desire to some person for something to be granted or done; an asking; a petition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

grant

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Sense 1: To give, bestow, allow, or confer, especially in answer to a request. Sense 2: A gift, allowance, or permission conferred by one in authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

long

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Sense 1: Extending a great distance or duration. Sense 2: To desire earnestly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 6:9

COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

please

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Sense 1: To give pleasure or satisfaction to; to be agreeable or acceptable to; to gratify. Sense 2: To choose, desire, will, or see fit.

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

COMBINED MEANING

destroy

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Sense 1: To ruin, demolish, consume, or lay waste. Sense 2: To kill or cut off. Sense 3: To cause a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

loose

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1. To unbind, untie, detach, release, set free, relax, open, or end a restraint. 2. Unbound or free from restraint.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cut

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Sense 1: To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument. Sense 2: Figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.

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

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6:4For 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.

6:5Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

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6:6Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

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6:7The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.

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6:8Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

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6:9Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

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6:10Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

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