Job 8:9
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
(For *we are but of yesterday, and know †nothing, because our dayes vpon earth are a shadow.)
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. not.
- *Cross-referenceSee chap. 7.6. gen. 47.9. 1.chron. 29.15. psal. 144.4. psal. 39.14.
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- 1 Chronicles 29:15Rank 1 from verse 9
- Psalms 144:4Rank 2 from verse 9
- Psalms 102:11Rank 4 from verse 9
- Genesis 47:9Rank 5 from verse 9
9And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
9And Iacob said vnto Pharaoh, *The dayes of the yeeres of my pilgrimage are an hundred & thirtie yeres: few and euill haue the dayes of the yeeres of my life bene, and haue not attained vnto the dayes of the yeeres of the life of my fathers, in the dayes of their pilgrimage.
- Psalms 39:5Rank 7 from verse 9
5Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
5†*Behold, thou hast made my dayes as an hand breadth, and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily euery man at his best state is altogether vanitie. Selah.
- Psalms 90:4Rank 8 from verse 9
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Job 8:9
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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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
The day immediately before the present day; by extension, former time just past.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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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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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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1. A darkened shape or shade cast by intercepted light. 2. Shelter or protection. 3. A fleeting trace or likeness. 4. A preliminary outline, type, or representation of a fuller reality.
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8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
8*For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thy selfe to the search of their fathers.
9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
9(For *we are but of yesterday, and know †nothing, because our dayes vpon earth are a shadow.)
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