Job 10:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 10:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 10:18 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 10:18 — KJV
“Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!”
— Job 10:18 (KJV)
Job 10:18 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 10:18
“Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up. put...: Heb. bore out”
Shares key themes with Job 10:18: hast, brought, given
“Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:”
Shares key themes with Job 10:18: then, hast, brought
“And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.”
Shares key themes with Job 10:18: then, hast, brought
“And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. join...: Heb. associate themselves an...: Heb. rights he that begat...: or, whom she brought forth”
Shares key themes with Job 10:18: then, brought, forth
“Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.”
Shares key themes with Job 10:18: then, hast, brought
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