Job 7:7–10
O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
O remember that my life is winde: mine eye †shall no more †see good.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. shall not returne.
- †Translator clarificationTo see, that is, to enioy.
The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
The eye of him that hath seene me, shall see mee no more: thine eyes are vpon me, and I † am not.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Translator clarificationThat is, I can liue no longer.
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth downe to the graue, shall come vp no more.
He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
Hee shall returne no more to his house: neither shall his place know him any more.
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From verse 7
- James 4:14Rank 1 from verse 7
14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
14Whereas yee know not what shalbe on the morow: *for what is your life? ‖It is euen a vapour that appeareth for a litle time, and then vanisheth away.
- Psalms 78:39Rank 2 from verse 7
- Jeremiah 15:15Rank 3 from verse 7
15¶ O Lord, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.
15¶ O LORD, thou knowest, remember me, and visit me, and reuenge me of my persecutors, take mee not away in thy long suffering: know that for thy sake I haue suffered rebuke.
- Psalms 89:47Rank 4 from verse 7
- Job 10:21–22Rank 5 from verse 7
21Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
22A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
21Before I goe whence I shall not returne, euen to the land of darknes and the shadow of death,
22A land of darknes, as darknes it selfe, and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkenes.
- Psalms 74:18Rank 6 from verse 7
- Psalms 89:50Rank 7 from verse 7
- Genesis 42:36Rank 8 from verse 7
36And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
36And Iacob their father said vnto them, We haue ye bereaued of my children: Ioseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye wil take Beniamin away: all these things are against me.
- Nehemiah 1:8Rank 11 from verse 7
- Psalms 74:22Rank 12 from verse 7
From verse 8
- Psalms 37:36Rank 2 from verse 8
- Psalms 39:11Rank 6 from verse 8
- Psalms 90:8–9Rank 7 from verse 8
8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee: our secret sinnes in the light of thy countenance.
9†‖For all our dayes are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our yeeres as a tale that is told.
From verse 9
- 2 Samuel 14:14Rank 1 from verse 9
14For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.
14For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot bee gathered vp againe: ‖neither doeth God respect any person, yet doeth he deuise meanes, that his banished bee not expelled from him.
- 2 Samuel 12:23Rank 4 from verse 9
- Job 14:10–14Rank 5 from verse 9
10But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
11As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
12So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
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!
14If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
10But man dyeth, and †wasteth away; yea, man giueth vp the ghost, and where is hee?
11 As the waters faile from the sea, and the floud decayeth and dryeth vp:
12So man lyeth downe, and riseth not, till the heauens be no more, they shall not awake; nor bee raised out of their sleepe.
13O that thou wouldest hide mee in the graue, that thou wouldest keepe me secret, vntill thy wrath bee past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me.
14If a man die, shall he liue againe? All the dayes of my appointed time will I waite, till my change come.
- Psalms 39:13Rank 7 from verse 9
- Isaiah 38:11Rank 8 from verse 9
From verse 10
- Psalms 103:16Rank 3 from verse 10
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Job 7:7
1. To retain in mind or call back to mind; to recall. 2. To keep in mind with heed, observance, commemoration, or corresponding action. 3. To take account of a person, promise, deed, sin, or need and act with regard to it.
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The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.
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Sense 1: Air in motion; a current of air. Sense 2: Breath or a movement of air from breathing. Sense 3: By figure, something empty, unstable, or passing.
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Sense 1: The bodily organ of sight; by extension, sight or seeing. Sense 2: Regard, judgment, disposition, or watchful attention, expressed figuratively by the eye. Sense 3: A small opening, as the eye of a needle. Sense 4: To watch or regard.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.
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Job 7:8
Sense 1: The bodily organ of sight; by extension, sight or seeing. Sense 2: Regard, judgment, disposition, or watchful attention, expressed figuratively by the eye. Sense 3: A small opening, as the eye of a needle. Sense 4: To watch or regard.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.
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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.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 7:9
Sense 1: A visible mass of vapour in the sky. Sense 2: Figuratively, a covering or multitude.
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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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Disappears or passes away.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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Sense 1: The place of the dead or of burial; a tomb, burial place, or pit. Sense 2: To cut, carve, or engrave. Sense 3: As an adjective, serious, sober, dignified, or worthy of respect.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
DEFINED WORDS
Job 7:10
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: To go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again. Sense 2: The act or time of coming back or recurring.
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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.
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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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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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6My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.
6*My dayes are swifter then a weauers shuttle, and are spent without hope.
7O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
7O remember that my life is winde: mine eye †shall no more †see good.
Selected passage8The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
8The eye of him that hath seene me, shall see mee no more: thine eyes are vpon me, and I † am not.
Selected passage9As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.
9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth downe to the graue, shall come vp no more.
Selected passage10He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
10Hee shall returne no more to his house: neither shall his place know him any more.
Selected passage11Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
11Therefore I will not refraine my mouth, I wil speake in the anguish of my spirit, I will complaine in the bitternesse of my soule.