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Job 9:2–5

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I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
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From verse 2

  1. Job 4:17Rank 1 from verse 2
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    17Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

  2. Job 25:4Rank 2 from verse 2
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    4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

  3. Psalms 143:2Rank 3 from verse 2
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    2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

  4. Romans 3:20Rank 4 from verse 2
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    20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

  5. 1 Kings 8:46Rank 5 from verse 2
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    46If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;

  6. Job 14:3–4Rank 6 from verse 2
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    3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

    4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

  7. Job 32:2Rank 7 from verse 2
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    2Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

  8. Job 33:9Rank 8 from verse 2
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    9I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.

  9. Job 34:5Rank 9 from verse 2
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    5For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

  10. Psalms 130:3Rank 10 from verse 2
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    3If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

From verse 3

  1. Job 10:2Rank 1 from verse 3
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    2I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

  2. Job 40:2Rank 2 from verse 3
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    2Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

  3. 1 John 1:8Rank 3 from verse 3
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    8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

  4. 1 John 3:20Rank 4 from verse 3
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    20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

  5. Isaiah 57:15–16Rank 5 from verse 3
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    15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

    16For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

  6. Job 23:3–7Rank 6 from verse 3
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    3Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!

    4I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

    5I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.

    6Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

    7There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

  7. Job 31:35–37Rank 7 from verse 3
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    35Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.

    36Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.

    37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.

  8. Job 33:13Rank 8 from verse 3
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    13Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

  9. Job 9:20Rank 9 from verse 3
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    20If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

  10. Job 9:32–33Rank 10 from verse 3
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    32For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.

    33Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

  11. Psalms 19:12Rank 11 from verse 3
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    12Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

  12. Psalms 40:12Rank 12 from verse 3
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    12For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

  13. Romans 9:20Rank 13 from verse 3
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    20Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

  14. Job 34:14–15Rank 14 from verse 3
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    14If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

    15All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

From verse 4

  1. Job 36:5Rank 1 from verse 4
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    5Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.

  2. Ephesians 3:20Rank 2 from verse 4
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    20Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

  3. Romans 11:33Rank 3 from verse 4
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    33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

  4. Ephesians 3:10Rank 4 from verse 4
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    10To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

  5. Exodus 14:17–18Rank 5 from verse 4
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    17And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

    18And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

  6. Job 9:19Rank 6 from verse 4
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    19If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?

  7. Jude 1:24–25Rank 7 from verse 4
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    24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

    25To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

  8. Proverbs 29:1Rank 8 from verse 4
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    1HE, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  9. 1 Corinthians 10:22Rank 9 from verse 4
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    22Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

  10. 2 Chronicles 13:12Rank 10 from verse 4
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    12And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

  11. Daniel 2:20Rank 11 from verse 4
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    20Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:

  12. Daniel 4:34–37Rank 12 from verse 4
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    34And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:

    35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

    36At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellers and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.

    37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

  13. Daniel 5:20–30Rank 13 from verse 4
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    20But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

    21And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.

    22And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;

    23But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

    24Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.

    25¶ And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

    26This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.

    27TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

    28PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

    29Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

    30¶ In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

  14. Ephesians 1:19Rank 14 from verse 4
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    19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

  15. Ephesians 1:8Rank 15 from verse 4
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    8Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

  16. Exodus 9:14–17Rank 16 from verse 4
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    14For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.

    15For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.

    16And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

    17As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

  17. Job 11:6Rank 17 from verse 4
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    6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

  18. Job 12:13Rank 18 from verse 4
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    13With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

  19. Job 15:23–27Rank 19 from verse 4
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    23He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

    24Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

    25For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.

    26He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:

    27Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

  20. Job 40:9Rank 20 from verse 4
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    9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

  21. Job 6:10Rank 21 from verse 4
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    10Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

  22. Proverbs 28:14Rank 22 from verse 4
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    14Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

  23. Psalms 104:24Rank 23 from verse 4
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    24O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

  24. Psalms 136:5Rank 24 from verse 4
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    5To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.

From verse 5

  1. Luke 21:11Rank 1 from verse 5
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    11And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

  2. Matthew 27:51Rank 2 from verse 5
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    51And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

  3. Habakkuk 3:10Rank 3 from verse 5
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    10The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.

  4. Revelation 11:13Rank 4 from verse 5
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    13And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

  5. Revelation 16:18–20Rank 5 from verse 5
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    18And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

    19And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

    20And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

  6. 1 Corinthians 13:2Rank 6 from verse 5
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    2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

  7. Habakkuk 3:6Rank 7 from verse 5
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    6He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.

  8. Isaiah 40:12Rank 8 from verse 5
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    12¶ Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

  9. Matthew 21:21Rank 9 from verse 5
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    21Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

  10. Psalms 114:6Rank 10 from verse 5
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    6Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?

  11. Psalms 46:2Rank 11 from verse 5
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    2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

  12. Psalms 68:8Rank 12 from verse 5
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    8The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

  13. Revelation 6:14Rank 13 from verse 5
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    14And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

  14. Zechariah 14:4–5Rank 14 from verse 5
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    4¶ And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

    5And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

  15. Zechariah 4:7Rank 15 from verse 5
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    7Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.

  16. Job 28:9Rank 16 from verse 5
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    9He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

  17. Numbers 1:5–6Rank 17 from verse 5
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    5¶ And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.

    6Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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Job 9:2

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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COMBINED MEANING

truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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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

COMBINED MEANING

should

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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Job 9:3

COMBINED MEANING

contend

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1. To strive against or oppose, whether in battle, dispute, or judgment. 2. To strive earnestly for or in support of a person or cause.

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answer

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Sense 1: A reply or response. Sense 2: As a verb, to reply, respond, or give account.

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Job 9:4

COMBINED MEANING

wise

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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.

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in

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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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COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

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mighty

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Possessing or displaying great strength, power, ability, rank, or effect.

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strength

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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.

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COMBINED MEANING

hardened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of harden, meaning to make or become hard, firm, stubborn, insensible, or resistant.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

prospered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of prosper, meaning to succeed, advance, thrive, flourish, increase, or accomplish an intended purpose.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Job 9:5

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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overturneth

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Third-person singular present form of overturn, meaning to overthrow, turn over, or subvert.

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in

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

anger

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Sense 1: Strong displeasure or indignation. Sense 2: As a verb, to provoke to such displeasure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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9:1THEN Job answered and said,

9:2I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?

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9:3If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

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9:4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

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9:5Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.

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9:6Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

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