Job 1:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 1:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 1:7 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the e..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 1:7 — KJV
“And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”
— Job 1:7 (KJV)
Job 1:7 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 1:7
“And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”
Shares key themes with Job 1:7: lord, satan, whence
“[A Psalm of Asaph.] The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. of...: or, for Asaph”
Shares key themes with Job 1:7: lord, going, fro
“For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.”
Shares key themes with Job 1:7: lord, then, going
“So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.”
Shares key themes with Job 1:7: lord, then, fro
“Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Babel: that is, Confusion”
Shares key themes with Job 1:7: lord, then, fro
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