Job 1:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 1:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 1:19 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 1:19 — KJV
“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”
— Job 1:19 (KJV)
Job 1:19 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 1:19
“And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. the next...: Heb. their morrow”
Shares key themes with Job 1:19: came, smote, four
“While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. fell: Heb. rushed”
Shares key themes with Job 1:19: came, fell, only
“And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. Armenia: Heb. Ararat”
Shares key themes with Job 1:19: came, smote, house
“And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped. none...: Heb. there was not an escaping”
Shares key themes with Job 1:19: behold, came, wilderness
“And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. Armenia: Heb. Ararat”
Shares key themes with Job 1:19: came, smote, house
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