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Psalms 22:17

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I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
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  1. Luke 23:35Rank 1 from verse 17
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    35And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

  2. Job 33:21Rank 2 from verse 17
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    21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

  3. Isaiah 52:14Rank 3 from verse 17
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    14As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

  4. Luke 23:27Rank 4 from verse 17
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    27¶ And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

  5. Matthew 27:39–41Rank 5 from verse 17
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    39¶ And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

    40And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

    41Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,

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Psalms 22:17

COMBINED MEANING

tell

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1. To speak, relate, declare, report, inform, explain, reveal, recount, or make known. 2. To know, discern, or determine, especially in 'cannot tell' or 'who can tell.' 3. To count, number, or enumerate.

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COMBINED MEANING

look

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Sense 1: To direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed. Sense 2: An appearance, countenance, expression, or aspect.

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

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stare

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To look, gaze, or fix the eyes openly and intently upon someone or something.

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

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

17I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

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18They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

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