Job 8:11–13
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
Can the rush growe vp without myre? can the flag growe without water?
Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
*Whilest it is yet in his greennesse, and not cut downe, it withereth before any other herbe.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referencePsal. 129.6. ier. 17.6.
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
So are the paths of all that forget God, and the *hypocrites hope shall perish:
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceIob. 11.20 and 18.14. psal. 112.10. prou. 10.28.
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From verse 11
- Exodus 2:3Rank 1 from verse 11
3And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.
3And when shee could not longer hide him, she tooke for him an arke of bul-rushes, and daubed it with slime, and with pitch, and put the childe therein, and shee layd it in the flags by the riuers brinke.
- Isaiah 19:5–7Rank 2 from verse 11
5And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
6And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
7The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.
5And the waters shall faile from the sea, and the riuer shalbe wasted, and dried vp.
6And they shall turne the riuers farre away, and the brookes of defence shall be emptied and dried vp: the reeds and flagges shall wither.
7†The paper reeds by the brookes, by the mouth of the brookes, and euery thing sowen by the brooks shal wither, be driuen away, and be no more.
From verse 12
- Jeremiah 17:6Rank 1 from verse 12
6For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
6For hee shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good commeth, but shall inhabite the parched places in the wildernesse, in a salt land and not inhabited.
- 1 Peter 1:24Rank 2 from verse 12
- James 1:10–11Rank 3 from verse 12
10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
10But the rich, in that hee is made low: because as the floure of the grasse he shall passe away.
11For the Sunne is no sooner risen with a burning heate, but it withereth the grasse; and the flowre thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his wayes.
- Matthew 13:20Rank 4 from verse 12
- Psalms 129:6–7Rank 5 from verse 12
6Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
7Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
6Let them bee as the grasse vpon the house tops: which withereth afore it groweth vp:
7Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand: nor hee that bindeth sheaues, his bosome.
From verse 13
- Psalms 9:17Rank 1 from verse 13
- Proverbs 10:28Rank 5 from verse 13
- Deuteronomy 8:11Rank 6 from verse 13
- Deuteronomy 8:19Rank 7 from verse 13
19And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
19And it shalbe, if thou doe at all forget the LORD thy God, and walke after other gods, and serue them, and worship them; I testifie against you this day, that ye shall surely perish.
- Luke 12:1–2Rank 9 from verse 13
1IN the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
1¶ In *the meane time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one vpon another, he began to say vnto his disciples first of all, Beware yee of the leauen of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisie.
2*For there is nothing couered, that shall not be reuealed, neither hid, that shall not be knowen.
- Proverbs 12:7Rank 10 from verse 13
- Psalms 50:22Rank 11 from verse 13
- Deuteronomy 6:12Rank 12 from verse 13
- Deuteronomy 8:14Rank 13 from verse 13
- Isaiah 33:14Rank 14 from verse 13
14The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
14The sinners in Zion are afraid, fearefulnesse hath surprised the hypocrites: who among vs shall dwell with the deuouring fire? who amongst vs shall dwell with euerlasting burnings?
- Isaiah 51:13Rank 15 from verse 13
13And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
13‖And forgettest the LORD thy maker that hath stretched foorth the heauens, and layed the foundations of the earth? and hast feared continually euery day, because of the furie of the oppressour, as if hee were ready to destroy? and where is the furie of the oppressour?
- Job 27:8–10Rank 17 from verse 13
8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
9Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
8*For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soule?
9*Will God heare his cry, when trouble commeth vpon him?
10Will he delight himselfe in the Almightie? will hee alwayes call vpon God?
- Lamentations 3:18Rank 19 from verse 13
- Psalms 10:4Rank 20 from verse 13
- Matthew 24:51Rank 21 from verse 13
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Job 8:11
Sense 1: The plant called a rush, associated with wet ground. Sense 2: As a verb, to move or drive violently and rapidly.
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To come forward; to advance.
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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.
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Wet, muddy ground; mud or filth.
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An aquatic plant with a bladed leaf, growing in water or wet ground.
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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.
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Job 8:12
1. While or during the time that. 2. Although.
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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.
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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.
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The fresh or immature state of a growing plant.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument. Sense 2: Figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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Third-person singular present form of wither, meaning to dry up, fade, lose freshness or strength, or waste away.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.
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A plant or green growth of the ground.
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Job 8:13
1. Figuratively, ways or courses of conduct, action, or direction. 2. Tracks, roads, routes, or ways of passage or travel.
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To fail or cease to remember; to lose from mind; to neglect or disregard.
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The one true God.
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One who pretends to virtue or godliness while concealing a contrary character.
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1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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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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10Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
10Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, & vtter words out of their heart?
11Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
11Can the rush growe vp without myre? can the flag growe without water?
Selected passage12Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
12*Whilest it is yet in his greennesse, and not cut downe, it withereth before any other herbe.
Selected passage13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
13So are the paths of all that forget God, and the *hypocrites hope shall perish:
Selected passage14Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.
14Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be †a spiders web.