Job 10:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 10:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 10:2 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 10:2 — KJV
“I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.”
— Job 10:2 (KJV)
Job 10:2 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 10:2
“And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?”
Shares key themes with Job 10:2: say, god, shew
“And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.”
Shares key themes with Job 10:2: say, god, shew
“Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD. when...: Heb. in revolution of days Samuel: that is, Asked of God”
Shares key themes with Job 10:2: say, god, wherefore
“And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
Shares key themes with Job 10:2: say, god, wherefore
“Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.”
Shares key themes with Job 10:2: say, god, wherefore
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