Psalms 102:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: King James VersionBest for: Original-language word studies

🎯 Translation Approach

Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Readability

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Each English term is keyed to a Strong's number, enabling direct lookup of the underlying Hebrew or Greek word.
KJV text basis: Employs the classic King James Version wording known for formal equivalence and literary style.
Study-focused layout: Optimized for research and analysis, prioritizing lexical access over uninterrupted readability.
Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

✅ Strengths

Strong linkage to original Hebrew/Greek via Strong's numbers
High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Referenced Verses

Zeph 2:14 : 14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
Rev 18:2 : 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Job 30:29-30 : 29 I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. 30 My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.
Isa 34:11-15 : 11 But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. 12 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing. 13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls. 14 The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest. 15 There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
Isa 38:14 : 14 Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
Mic 1:8 : 8 Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 102:7-9
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7I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
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Ps 102:3-5
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3For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
4My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
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Isa 38:14
75%
14Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
Job 30:28-30
3 verses
75%
28I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation.
29I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.
30My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.
Ps 55:6-7
2 verses
73%
6And I said{H8799)}, Oh that{H8799)} I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away{H8799)}, and be at rest{H8799)}.
7Lo, then would I wander{H8800)} far off{H8686)}, and remain{H8799)} in the wilderness. Selah.
Deut 14:15-17
3 verses
72%
15And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
16The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
17And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,
Ps 22:13-15
3 verses
72%
13They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
Lev 11:16-18
3 verses
71%
16And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
17And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
18And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
Ps 143:4
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4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
Ps 31:12
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12I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
Ps 109:22-23
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70%
22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
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Ps 102:11
70%
11My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
Mic 1:8
70%
8Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.
Isa 34:11
69%
11But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
Jonah 2:4
69%
4Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
Job 7:11-12
2 verses
69%
11Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
Job 30:19
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19He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.
Isa 34:14-15
2 verses
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14The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
15There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
Ps 69:3
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Ps 120:5
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Job 16:15-16
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15I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.
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Ps 143:6
68%
6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
Jer 12:9
68%
9Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.
Job 17:6
68%
6He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
Lam 3:10-11
2 verses
68%
10He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
11He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
Ps 22:6
68%
6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
Ps 31:9
67%
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Ps 42:1
67%
1To the chief Musician{H8764)}, Maschil{H8688)}, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth{H8799)} after the water brooks, so panteth{H8799)} my soul after thee, O God.
Ps 38:8
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67%
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