KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Job 8:20–21
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Job 8:20
20Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
20Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will hee †helpe the euill doers:
- Heb. take the vngodly by the hand.
Job 8:21
21Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
21Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with †reioycing.
- Heb. shouting for ioy.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 8:20
To look upon or see; as an interjection, look or take notice.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To throw, send forth, place, reckon, or discard, with the exact sense determined by context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Finished; complete; consummate; not defective; having all that is requisite to its nature and kind.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Aid, assistance, or relief; as a verb, to aid, assist, or support.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Persons who perform, practice, or obey what is named.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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Job 8:21
Until a stated time or event; also to cultivate the ground.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To make full, supply to capacity, satisfy, occupy, or complete what is lacking, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
The opening used for eating and speaking; also an opening, edge, command, or testimony by extension.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Expressing mirth, joy, scorn, or derision by laughter, as the context indicates.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 20
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Open the full verse study7Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
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Open the full verse study37Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
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Open the full verse study24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
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Open the full verse study1THUS saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
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Open the full verse study14For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
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Open the full verse study30That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
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Open the full verse study22This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
From verse 21
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Open the full verse study2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
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Open the full verse study6¶ And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
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Open the full verse study6He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
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Open the full verse study11Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
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Open the full verse study21Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
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Open the full verse study11And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
12But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
13So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
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Open the full verse study13Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
14Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
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Open the full verse study22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
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Open the full verse study1MAKE a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
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Open the full verse study43Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
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Open the full verse study4Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
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