Job 10:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 10:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 10:17 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me. witnes..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 10:17 — KJV
“Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me. witnesses: that is, plagues”
— Job 10:17 (KJV)
Job 10:17 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 10:17
“Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. thought: Heb. word wicked: Heb. Belial”
Shares key themes with Job 10:17: against, thine, war
“When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,”
Shares key themes with Job 10:17: against, thine, war
“And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire. gathered...: Heb. were called”
Shares key themes with Job 10:17: against, thine, war
“Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.”
Shares key themes with Job 10:17: against, thine, war
“And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:”
Shares key themes with Job 10:17: thine, war
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