Job 10:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 10:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 10:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 10:16 — KJV
“For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.”
— Job 10:16 (KJV)
Job 10:16 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 10:16
“As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?”
Shares key themes with Job 10:16: again, thyself
“Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.”
Shares key themes with Job 10:16: fierce, again
“Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Job 10:16: again, thyself
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. rebels: Heb. children of rebellion”
Shares key themes with Job 10:16: lion, again
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.”
Shares key themes with Job 10:16: fierce, again
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