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Psalms 103:16

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For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
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  1. Isaiah 40:7Rank 1 from verse 16
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    7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

  2. Job 20:9Rank 2 from verse 16
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    9The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

  3. Job 14:10Rank 3 from verse 16
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    10But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

  4. Genesis 5:24Rank 4 from verse 16
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    24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

  5. Job 7:6–10Rank 5 from verse 16
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    6My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.

    7O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.

    8The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

    9As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

    10He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

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Psalms 103:16

COMBINED MEANING

for

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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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COMBINED MEANING

wind

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Sense 1: Air in motion; a current of air. Sense 2: Breath or a movement of air from breathing. Sense 3: By figure, something empty, unstable, or passing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

passeth

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Third-person singular present form of pass, meaning to go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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gone

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Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

place

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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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

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know

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

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15As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

16For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

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17But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;

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