Topic
Curdle
2 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Job 10:10ISBE
Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
- Psalms 139:13–16ISBE
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in…
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
kur'-dl (qapha', "to congeal," "harden," "curdle"): Occurs in Job 10:10, "Hast thou not .... curdled me like cheese?" i.e. made him take solid form. "The formation of the embryo is a mystery on which the Hebrew dwells with a deep and reverential awe: compare Ps 139:13-16." These similes are often met with in the Koran and oriental poetry. See Speaker's Commentary in the place cited
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.