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Job 8

Job 8:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Ifq thou wouldest seek
shachar (Hebrew #7836)
properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking)
KJV usage: (do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).
Pronounce: shaw-khar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto God
'el (Hebrew #410)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
KJV usage: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."
Pronounce: ale
Origin: shortened from 352
betimes
shachar (Hebrew #7836)
properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking)
KJV usage: (do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).
Pronounce: shaw-khar'
Origin: a primitive root
, and make thy supplication
chanan (Hebrew #2603)
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
KJV usage: beseech, X fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, X very.
Pronounce: khaw-nan'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2583)
to the Almighty
Shadday (Hebrew #7706)
the Almighty
KJV usage: Almighty.
Pronounce: shad-dah'-ee
Origin: from 7703
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Job 11:13• 13If thou prepare thy heart and stretch out thy hands toward him, (Job 11:13)
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Job 22:23,8• 23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up. If thou remove unrighteousness far from thy tents,
 8But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it. (Job 22:23,8)
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Cross References

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Job 5:8• 8But as for me I will seek unto *God, and unto God commit my cause; (Job 5:8)
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Job 11:13• 13If thou prepare thy heart and stretch out thy hands toward him, (Job 11:13)
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Job 22:21‑23,24‑30• 21Reconcile thyself now with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
 22Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.
 23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up. If thou remove unrighteousness far from thy tents,
 24And put the precious ore with the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrents,
 25Then the Almighty will be thy precious ore, and silver heaped up unto thee;
 26Yea, then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto +God:
 27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;
 28And thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways.
 29When they are made low, then thou shalt say, Rise up! and he shall save him that is of downcast eyes.
 30Even him that is not innocent shall he deliver; yea, he shall be delivered by the pureness of thy hands. (Job 22:21‑23,24‑30)
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2 Chron. 33:12‑13• 12And when he was in affliction, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
 13and prayed to him. And he was intreated of him and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Jehovah, he was God. (2 Chron. 33:12‑13)
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Isa. 55:6‑7• 6Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.
 7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. (Isa. 55:6‑7)
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Matt. 7:7‑8• 7Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
 8For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. (Matt. 7:7‑8)
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Heb. 3:7‑8• 7Wherefore, even as says the Holy Spirit, To-day if ye will hear his voice,
 8harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness; (Heb. 3:7‑8)
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James 4:7‑10• 7Subject yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
 8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.
 9Be wretched, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he shall exalt you. (James 4:7‑10)

J. N. Darby Translation

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If thou seek earnestly unto *God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty,