Job 8:5–7
If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
*If thou wouldest seeke vnto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almightie:
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 22.23.
If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
If thou wert pure and vpright, surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousnes prosperous.
Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
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From verse 5
- James 4:7–10Rank 1 from verse 5
7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
7Submit your selues therefore to God: resist the deuill, and hee will flee from you.
8Draw nigh to God, and hee will draw nigh to you: cleanse your hands ye sinners, and purifie your hearts yee double minded.
9Bee afflicted, and mourne, and weepe: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your ioy to heauinesse.
10Humble your selues in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you vp.
- Hebrews 3:7–8Rank 2 from verse 5
7Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
8Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
7Wherfore as the holy Ghost saith, *To day if ye will heare his voyce,
8Harden not your hearts, as in the prouocation, in the day of temptation in the wildernesse:
- Isaiah 55:6–7Rank 3 from verse 5
6¶ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
6¶ Seeke ye the LORD, while he may be found, call ye vpon him while he is neere.
7††Let the wicked forsake his way, & the vnrighteous man his thoughts: and let him returne vnto the LORD, and he will haue mercie vpon him, and to our God, for hee will abundantly pardon.
- Matthew 7:7–8Rank 5 from verse 5
7¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
7¶ *Aske, and it shalbe giuen you: seeke, and ye shall finde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.
8For euery one that asketh, receiueth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shalbe opened.
- 2 Chronicles 33:12–13Rank 6 from verse 5
12And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
13And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God.
12And when hee was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himselfe greatly before the God of his fathers,
13And prayed vnto him, and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him againe to Ierusalem into his kingdome. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD hee was God.
- Job 22:21–30Rank 8 from verse 5
21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
24Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
25Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
26For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
21Acquaint now thy selfe with †him, and be at peace: thereby good shal come vnto thee.
22Receiue, I pray thee, the Lawe from his mouth, and lay vp his words in thine heart.
23*If thou returne to the Almightie, thou shalt be built vp, thou shalt put away iniquitie farre from thy tabernacles.
24Then shalt thou lay vp golde ‖as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brookes.
25Yea the Almightie shall bee thy ‖defence, and thou shalt haue †plenty of siluer.
26For then shalt thou haue thy delight in the Almightie, and shalt lift vp thy face vnto God.
27Thou shalt make thy prayer vnto him, and he shall heare thee, and thou shalt pay thy vowes.
28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shal be established vnto thee: and the light shall shine vpon thy wayes.
29When men are cast downe, then thou shalt say, There is lifting vp: and he shall saue the †humble person.
30‖He shall deliuer the Iland of the innocent: and it is deliuered by the purenesse of thine hands.
From verse 6
- Isaiah 51:9Rank 1 from verse 6
9¶ Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
9¶ *Awake, awake, put on strength, O arme of the LORD, awake as in the ancient dayes, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
- Isaiah 3:10Rank 2 from verse 6
- Proverbs 15:8Rank 4 from verse 6
- Psalms 7:6Rank 5 from verse 6
6Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
7Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
6 Is not this thy feare, thy confidence; the vprightnesse of thy wayes and thy hope?
7Remember, I pray thee, who euer perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
- Psalms 59:4–5Rank 8 from verse 6
4They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
5Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
4†They runne and prepare themselues without my fault: awake to helpe me, and behold.
5Thou therefore, O LORD God of hostes, the God of Israel, awake to visite all the heathen: be not mercifull to any wicked transgressours. Selah.
- 1 John 3:19–22Rank 9 from verse 6
19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
19And hereby wee know that wee are of the trueth, and shall †assure our hearts before him.
20For if our heart condemne vs, God is greater then our heart, and knoweth all things.
21Beloued, if our heart condemne vs not, then haue wee confidence towards God.
22And whatsoeuer we aske, wee receiue of him, because we keepe his commandement, and doe those things that are pleasing in his sight.
- 1 Timothy 2:8Rank 10 from verse 6
- Isaiah 1:15Rank 11 from verse 6
15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
15And when ye spread foorth your *handes, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when yee †make many prayers I will not heare: your hands are full of *†blood.
8And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
8And the LORD sayd vnto Satan, †Hast thou considered my seruant Iob, that there is none like him in the earth? a perfect and an vpright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth euill?
- Job 21:14–15Rank 13 from verse 6
14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
14*Therefore they say vnto God, Depart from vs: for we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes.
15What is the Almightie, that wee should serue him? and what profite should we haue, if we pray vnto him?
- Job 22:23–30Rank 14 from verse 6
23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
24Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
25Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
26For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
23*If thou returne to the Almightie, thou shalt be built vp, thou shalt put away iniquitie farre from thy tabernacles.
24Then shalt thou lay vp golde ‖as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brookes.
25Yea the Almightie shall bee thy ‖defence, and thou shalt haue †plenty of siluer.
26For then shalt thou haue thy delight in the Almightie, and shalt lift vp thy face vnto God.
27Thou shalt make thy prayer vnto him, and he shall heare thee, and thou shalt pay thy vowes.
28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shal be established vnto thee: and the light shall shine vpon thy wayes.
29When men are cast downe, then thou shalt say, There is lifting vp: and he shall saue the †humble person.
30‖He shall deliuer the Iland of the innocent: and it is deliuered by the purenesse of thine hands.
- Psalms 26:5–6Rank 15 from verse 6
5I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:
5I haue hated the congregation of euill doers: and will not sit with the wicked.
6I will wash mine hands in innocencie: so will I compasse thine Altar, O LORD:
- Psalms 44:23Rank 16 from verse 6
From verse 7
- Job 42:12–13Rank 1 from verse 7
12So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
13He had also seven sons and three daughters.
12So the LORD blessed the latter end of Iob, more then his beginning: for he had fourteene thousand sheepe, and sixe thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand shee asses.
13He had also seuen sonnes, and three daughters.
- Matthew 13:31–32Rank 2 from verse 7
31¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
32Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
31¶ Another parable put he foorth vnto them, saying, *The kingdome of heauen is like to a graine of mustard seed, which a man tooke, and sowed in his field.
32Which indeed is the least of al seeds: but when it is growen, it is the greatest among herbes, and becommeth a tree: so that the birds of the aire come and lodge in the branches thereof.
- Proverbs 19:20Rank 3 from verse 7
- Proverbs 4:18Rank 4 from verse 7
- Zechariah 4:10Rank 5 from verse 7
10For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
10For who hath despised the day of small things? ‖for they shall reioyce and shall see the †plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seuen: *they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
- Zechariah 14:7Rank 6 from verse 7
- Matthew 13:12Rank 7 from verse 7
12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
12*For whosoeuer hath, to him shall be giuen, and he shall haue more abundance: but whosoeuer hath not, from him shall be taken away, euen that hee hath.
- Deuteronomy 8:16Rank 8 from verse 7
16Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
16Who fed thee in the wildernesse with *Manna, which thy fathers knew not, that hee might humble thee, and that hee might prooue thee, to doe thee good at thy latter end:)
- 2 Peter 2:20Rank 9 from verse 7
20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
20For if after they haue escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ, they are againe intangled therein, and ouercome, the latter end is worse with them then the beginning.
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Job 8:5
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Second-person singular form of will, meaning to desire, choose, or determine.
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The one true God.
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Early, promptly, seasonably, or without neglecting the proper time.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.
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supplication
A humble or earnest request, plea, or prayer.
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Possessing all power; omnipotent. As a title, the Almighty God.
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Job 8:6
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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The second-person singular past tense of be.
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Clean, undefiled, unmixed, uncorrupted, genuine, clear, or sincere; free from contaminating matter or evil.
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1. Honest, just, or morally right; also a person so characterized. 2. Straight, erect, or standing up.
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Certainly, truly, firmly, or without doubt.
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Sense 1: To cease sleeping or to arouse from sleep or inactivity. Sense 2: Not sleeping; fully roused from sleep.
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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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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.
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habitation
A dwelling, abode, or place of residence; a place of refuge or shelter.
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righteousness
The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.
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prosperous
Successful, flourishing, effective, favourable, or productive.
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Job 8:7
The start, first part, or earliest point in time, order, or action.
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1. Little or limited in size, amount, number, extent, strength, power, rank, or importance. 2. Fine or minute; broken or ground into small particles. 3. In “no small,” considerable or great. 4. In “small cattle,” sheep and goats, as distinguished from oxen or larger cattle.
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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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Coming, occurring, or mentioned after another; the later or last of two.
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Sense 1: The last or concluding part, termination, or limit. Sense 2: A purpose or intended result. Sense 3: As a verb, to cease or bring to a close.
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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.
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Sense 1: Growth, produce, yield, offspring, gain, or enlargement. Sense 2: To grow, multiply, add to, enlarge, or intensify.
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8:1THEN answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
8:1¶ Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
8:2How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
8:2How long wilt thou speake these things? and how long shall the wordes of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
8:3Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
8:3*Doth God peruert iudgement? or doth the Almightie peruert iustice?
8:4If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
8:4If thy children haue sinned against him, and he haue cast them away †for their transgression:
8:5If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
8:5*If thou wouldest seeke vnto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almightie:
Selected passage8:6If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
8:6If thou wert pure and vpright, surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousnes prosperous.
Selected passage8:7Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
8:7Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
Selected passage8:8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
8:8*For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thy selfe to the search of their fathers.
8:9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
8:9(For *we are but of yesterday, and know †nothing, because our dayes vpon earth are a shadow.)
8:10Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
8:10Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, & vtter words out of their heart?
8:11Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
8:11Can the rush growe vp without myre? can the flag growe without water?
8:12Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
8:12*Whilest it is yet in his greennesse, and not cut downe, it withereth before any other herbe.
8:13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
8:13So are the paths of all that forget God, and the *hypocrites hope shall perish:
8:14Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.
8:14Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be †a spiders web.
8:15He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
8:15He shall leane vpon his house, but it shall not stand: he shal hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
8:16He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
8:16He is greene before the sunne, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
8:17His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
8:17His roots are wrapped about the heape, and seeth the place of stones.
8:18If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
8:18If he destroy him from his place, then it shal denie him, saying, I haue not seene thee.
8:19Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
8:19Beholde, th is is the ioy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
8:20Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
8:20Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will hee †helpe the euill doers:
8:21Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
8:21Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with †reioycing.
8:22They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
8:22They that hate thee shall be cloathed with shame, and the dwelling place of the wicked †shall come to nought.