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Psalms 147:16–18

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He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
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From verse 16

  1. Job 37:6Rank 1 from verse 16
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    6For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

  2. Job 38:29Rank 2 from verse 16
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    29Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

  3. Psalms 148:8Rank 3 from verse 16
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    8Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

  4. Isaiah 55:10Rank 4 from verse 16
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    10For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

  5. Job 37:9–10Rank 5 from verse 16
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    9Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.

    10By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

From verse 17

  1. Job 38:29–30Rank 1 from verse 17
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    29Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

    30The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

  2. Job 38:22–23Rank 2 from verse 17
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    22Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

    23Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

  3. Job 37:9–10Rank 3 from verse 17
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    9Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.

    10By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

  4. Psalms 78:47–48Rank 4 from verse 17
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    47He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.

    48He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

  5. Exodus 9:23–25Rank 5 from verse 17
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    23And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

    24So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

    25And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.

From verse 18

  1. Psalms 147:15Rank 1 from verse 18
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    15He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

  2. Psalms 33:9Rank 2 from verse 18
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    9For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

  3. Job 37:10Rank 3 from verse 18
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    10By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

  4. Job 6:16–17Rank 4 from verse 18
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    16Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:

    17What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

  5. Psalms 107:20Rank 5 from verse 18
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    20He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 147:16

COMBINED MEANING

snow

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Frozen white precipitation falling from clouds and covering the earth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wool

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The soft, fleece-like hair of sheep, used as material and as a comparison for whiteness, softness, or something moth-eaten.

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

COMBINED MEANING

scattereth

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Disperses, spreads abroad, separates, drives away, casts in different directions, or causes what was gathered to be divided.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ashes

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Sense 1: The powdery residue left after burning. Sense 2: A sign of mourning, humiliation, or ruin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 147:17

COMBINED MEANING

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

stand

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Sense 1: To be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another. Sense 2: A fixed position or state of stopping, as in ‘at a stand’.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cold

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Sense 1: Without warmth or heat. Sense 2: As a noun, chill or the condition that causes it. Sense 3: Figuratively, lacking fervent love or spiritual zeal.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 147:18

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

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

COMBINED MEANING

melteth

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Third-person singular present form of melt. Sense 1: To make or become liquid or dissolved. Sense 2: To waste or lose substance. Sense 3: Figuratively, to lose courage or strength.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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

blow

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Sense 1: To strike, sound, breathe, or move with wind. Sense 2: A stroke or gust.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

flow

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Sense 1: To move or run continuously as water. Sense 2: Figuratively, to stream, gather, or come abundantly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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147:1PRAISE ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

147:2The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

147:3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

147:4He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

147:5Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

147:6The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

147:7Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

147:8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

147:9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

147:10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

147:11The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

147:12Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

147:13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.

147:14He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

147:15He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

147:16He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

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147:17He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

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147:18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

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147:19He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

147:20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.

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