Job 31:40
Then let thystles growe in steede of my wheate, and cockle for my barlye.
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- Gen 3:17-18 : 17 Unto Adam he sayde: Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe, and hast eaten of the tree concernyng the whiche I commaunded thee, saying, thou shalt not eate of it, cursed is the grounde for thy sake, in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy lyfe. 18 Thorne also and thistle shall it bryng foorth to thee, and thou shalt eate the hearbe of the fielde.
- Ps 72:20 : 20 Here endeth the prayers of Dauid the sonne of Isai.
- Isa 7:23 : 23 At the same time al vineyardes wherin there shalbe a thousand vines worth a thousande siluerlinges, shalbe turned to bryers and thornes.
- Zeph 2:9 : 9 Therefore as I liue, sayth the Lord of hoastes the God of Israel, Moab shalbe as Sodoma, & Ammon as Gomorra, euen the breeding of nettles, and salt pittes, & a perpetuall wildernesse: The residue of my folke shal spoyle them, the remnaunt of my people shall haue them in possession.
- Mal 1:3 : 3 And I hated Esau, & made his mountaynes waste, and his heritage a wildernesse for Dragons.
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38But if case be that my lande crye against me, or that the forowes thereof make any complaynt:
39If I haue eaten the fruites therof vnpayed for, yea if I haue greeued the soules of the maisters therof:
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8Then shall I sowe, and an other eate: yea my posteritie shalbe cleane rooted out.
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35Iob hath not spoken of knowledge, neither were his wordes according to wysdome.
36O father, let Iob be well tryed, because he hath aunswered for wicked men:
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17The seede is rotte vnder their cloddes, the garners are destroyed, the barnes are ouerthrowen: for the corne is withered.
- Job 40:1-33 verses68%
1Moreouer the Lorde spake vnto Iob, and saide:
2Shall he whom the almightie wyl chasten, contend with him? Should not he which disputeth with God, geue him an aunswere?
3Then Iob aunswered the Lorde, saying:
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31And so the flaxe and the barlye were smytten, for the barly was shot vp, and the flaxe was boulled:
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11Be ye ashamed O ye husbandemen, howle O ye wine dressers for ye wheate and for the barly: for the haruest of the fielde is perished.
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8But that grounde whiche beareth thornes and bryers, is reproued, and is nye vnto cursyng, whose ende is to be burned.
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1And Iob proceeded and went foorth in his parable, saying,
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1So Iob proceeded and went foorth in his parable, saying:
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6They shall be as the grasse growing vpon the house toppes: whiche withereth afore that it be shot foorth to his growth.
7Whereof the mower fylleth not his hande: neither he that byndeth vp the sheaues his armes full.
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17And so Iob dyed, being olde, and of a perfect age.
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6Then aunswered the Lorde vnto Iob out of the whirle winde, and saide:
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1Iob aunswered, and saide:
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1Then Iob aunswered the Lord, and saide:
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12So the Lorde blessed the last dayes of Iob more then the first: for he had fourteene thousand sheepe, sixe thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses:
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40Euen as the tares therfore, are gathered and brent in the fyre: so shall it be in the ende of this worlde.
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1Then aunswered the Lorde vnto Iob out of the whirle winde, and saide:
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1Iob aunswered, and saide:
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7Now when the Lorde had spoken these wordes vnto Iob, it came to passe that the Lorde saide to Eliphas the Themanite: I am displeased with thee, and thy two friendes: for ye haue not spoken of me the thyng that is right, lyke as my seruaunt Iob hath done.
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1Iob aunswered, & saide:
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31Marke wel O Iob, and heare me: hold thee still, and I will speake.
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1Iob aunswered, & said:
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13They haue sowen wheate, and reaped thornes, they haue taken heritage in possession, but it doth them no good: and they were ashamed of your fruites, because of the great wrath of the Lord.
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9What imagine ye against the Lorde? he makes an vtter destruction: ye shall not be troubled twyse.
10For whyles the thornes cleaue together, and whyles they banquet out their feastes, they are deuoured vp as very drie stubble.
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17For the figgetree shall not floorish, neither shall fruite be in the vines: the labour of the oliue shall fayle, & the fieldes shall yelde no meate: the sheepe shalbe cut of from the folde, and there shalbe no bullocke in the stalles.
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12Yea a fire that vtterly should consume and roote out all my increase.
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1Wherefore heare my wordes O Iob, and hearken vnto all that I will say:
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16His rootes shalbe dryed vp beneath, and aboue shall his braunche be cut downe.
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20Are not my dayes fewe? Let him then leaue of fro me, and let me a lone, that I may comfort my selfe a litle,
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29But he sayde, nay: lest whyle ye gather vp the tares, ye rote vp also the wheate with them.
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13Holde your tongues for my sake, that I also may speake, and my sorowe shalbe the lesse.
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25The hay groweth, the grasse commeth vp, and hearbes are gathered in the mountaynes.
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4Howe long shall the lande mourne, and all the hearbes of the fielde perishe for the wickednesse of them that dwell therin? The cattell and the birdes are gone, yet say they, tushe, God wyll not destroy vs vtterly.
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1So Iob aunswered, & saide:
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3Shall not vaine wordes come yet to an ende? Or what maketh thee bolde so to aunswere?
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28But the seede that bread is made of, is threshed, though it be not alway a threshing, and the cart wheele must be brought ouer it, lest he grinde it with his teeth.
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38Thou shalt carry muche seede out into the fielde, and shalt gather but litle in: for the grashoppers shall destroy it.
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18Thorne also and thistle shall it bryng foorth to thee, and thou shalt eate the hearbe of the fielde.
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1Iob aunswered, and sayde:
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16Therefore doth Iob open his mouth but in vaine, & he maketh many wordes without knowledge.
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12No, but whilste it is nowe in his greennesse, though it be not cut downe, yet withereth it before any other hearbe: