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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 direct thy heart,{HR}And spread out thy hands to him; (Job 11:13)
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Job 22:23,8• 23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up;{HR}([If] thou put iniquity far away from thy tent),
 8And the man of might — his was the land,{HR}And the accepted of face dwelleth in it. (Job 22:23,8)
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Cross References

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Job 5:8• 8For my part, then, I would turn to God (El),{HR}And to God (Elohim) would I commit my cause, (Job 5:8)
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Job 11:13• 13If thou direct thy heart,{HR}And spread out thy hands to him; (Job 11:13)
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Job 22:21‑23,24‑30• 21Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with him, and be at peace;{HR}Thereby shall good come to thee.
 22Receive, I pray thee, law from his mouth,{HR}And lay up his words in thy heart.
 23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up;{HR}([If] thou put iniquity far away from thy tent),
 24And put precious ore on the dust,{HR}And that of Ophir as stones of brooks;
 25And the Almighty shall be thy precious ores,{HR}And silver of toilings to thee.
 26For then in the Almighty shalt thou delight,{HR}And lift up thy face to God [Eloah].
 27Thou shalt pray to him, and he shall hear thee,{HR}And thou shalt pay thy vows,
 28And thou shalt decree a thing, and it is established to thee,{HR}And light shall shine on thy ways.
 29When they are dejected, then shalt thou say, Lift up,{HR}And he will save him of downcast eyes;
 30He will deliver him that is not guiltless,{HR}And he is rescued by the cleanness 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 you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
 8For every one that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. (Matt. 7:7‑8)
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Heb. 3:7‑8• 7Wherefore even as the Holy Spirit saith, Today, if ye will hear his voice,
 8harden not your hearts as in the provocation, through the day of temptation in the wilderness (Heb. 3:7‑8)
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James 4:7‑10• 7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
 8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse hands, sinners, and purify hearts, ye double-minded.
 9Sorrow, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned unto mourning, and [your] joy unto heaviness.
 10Humble yourselves before [the] Lord, and he will 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,

W. Kelly Translation

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If thou seekest earnestly unto God,{HR}And makest supplication to the Almighty,