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Psalms 78:2–3

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I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
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  1. Matthew 13:34–35Rank 1 from verse 2
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    34All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

    35That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

  2. Mark 4:34Rank 2 from verse 2
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    34But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

  3. Matthew 13:11–13Rank 3 from verse 2
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    11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

    12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

    13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

  4. Psalms 49:4Rank 4 from verse 2
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    4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

  5. Proverbs 1:6Rank 5 from verse 2
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    6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

From verse 3

  1. Psalms 44:1Rank 1 from verse 3
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    1WE have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

  2. Exodus 12:26–27Rank 2 from verse 3
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    26And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

    27That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

  3. Exodus 13:14–15Rank 3 from verse 3
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    14¶ And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

    15And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.

  4. Exodus 13:8Rank 4 from verse 3
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    8¶ And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.

  5. Psalms 48:8Rank 5 from verse 3
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    8As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

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Psalms 78:2

COMBINED MEANING

open

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Sense 1: Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest. Sense 2: As a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.

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COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

parable

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A figurative saying, comparison, or narrative that sets one matter beside another to convey meaning.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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utter

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1. To speak, declare, or make known. 2. Outermost or complete.

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

COMBINED MEANING

dark

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Sense 1: Without light or having little light. Sense 2: Obscure, hidden, or not understood. Sense 3: Darkness or a place or time without light.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

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Psalms 78:3

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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told

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Past-tense or past-participial form of tell (to say, relate, inform, count, or make known).

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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78:1GIVE ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

78:2I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

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78:3Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

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78:4We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

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