King James Version
Job 14:3 in the King James Version says “And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?” — study this verse from Job chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?”
Job 14:3 · KJV
Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. few: Heb. short of days
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. can: Heb. will give
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
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meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“And dost thou open”
H6491to open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively, to be observant
“thine eyes”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“me into judgment”
H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
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