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Psalms 147:16

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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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