Job 1:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 1:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 1:3 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 1:3 — KJV
“His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. substance: or, cattle household: or, husbandry men: Heb. sons”
— Job 1:3 (KJV)
Job 1:3 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 1:3
“And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand. took...: Heb. led captive men: Heb. souls of men”
Shares key themes with Job 1:3: thousand, sheep, camels
“A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. every man: Heb. a poll”
Shares key themes with Job 1:3: thousand, three, five
“The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war. valiant...: Heb. sons of valour”
Shares key themes with Job 1:3: seven, thousand, three
“And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God. very...: Heb. mighty men of valour”
Shares key themes with Job 1:3: seven, thousand, three
“Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen. gave: Heb. offered”
Shares key themes with Job 1:3: also, thousand, five
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