Job 1:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 1:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 1:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 1:16 — KJV
“While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. The fire...: or, A great fire”
— Job 1:16 (KJV)
Job 1:16 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 1:16
“While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:”
Shares key themes with Job 1:16: while, yet, speaking
“And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. from...: Heb. from aside, etc”
Shares key themes with Job 1:16: came, only, escaped
“And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.”
Shares key themes with Job 1:16: while, yet, came
“And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? manner: Heb. law”
Shares key themes with Job 1:16: while, yet, also
“And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? vex: Heb. do hurt”
Shares key themes with Job 1:16: while, yet, came
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