Psalms 139:13
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
For thou hast possessed my reines: thou hast couered me in my mothers wombe.
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- Jeremiah 1:5Rank 1 from verse 13
5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
5Before I *formed thee in the bellie, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the wombe, I *sanctified thee, and I †ordeined thee a Prophet vnto the nations.
- Psalms 119:73Rank 2 from verse 13
- Isaiah 44:2Rank 3 from verse 13
2Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
2Thus sayeth the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the wombe, which wil helpe thee: Feare not, O Iacob, my seruant, and thou Iesurun, whom I haue chosen.
- Job 10:9–12Rank 5 from verse 13
9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
10Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
11Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.
12Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay, and wilt thou bring me into dust againe?
10*Hast thou not powred me out as milke, and cruddled me like cheese?
11Thou hast cloathed me with skin and flesh, and hast †fenced me with bones and sinewes.
12Thou hast granted me life and fauour, and thy visitation hath preserued my spirit.
- Psalms 22:9–10Rank 6 from verse 13
9But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
10I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.
9‖But thou art hee that tooke mee out of the wombe; thou didst make me hope, when I was vpon my mothers breasts.
10I was cast vpon thee from the wombe: thou art my God from my mothers belly.
- Psalms 71:6Rank 7 from verse 13
- Isaiah 46:3Rank 8 from verse 13
3¶ Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
3¶ Hearken vnto me, O house of Iacob, and al the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me, from the belly, which are caried from the wombe.
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Psalms 139:13
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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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of possess, meaning to have, hold, occupy, obtain, or take as one's own.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: The kidneys. Sense 2: Figuratively, the innermost thoughts, affections, or feelings.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Had a covering placed or spread over; hidden, concealed, enclosed, overlaid, clothed, sheltered, or occupied over the surface or extent of something.
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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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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.
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Sense 1: The bodily place in a female where a child is conceived and carried before birth. Sense 2: A source pictured as such a place.
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12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
12††Yea the darkenesse hideth not from thee, but the night shineth as the day: the darknes and the light are both alike to thee.
13For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
13For thou hast possessed my reines: thou hast couered me in my mothers wombe.
Selected passage14I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
14†I will praise thee, for I am fearefully and wonderfully made, marueilous are thy works: and that my soule knoweth right well.