Job 11:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 11:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 11:13 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 11:13 — KJV
“If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;”
— Job 11:13 (KJV)
Job 11:13 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 11:13
“Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.”
Shares key themes with Job 11:13: thine, heart, hands
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Job 11:13: thine, stretch, toward
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. even...: Heb. that one may feel darkness”
Shares key themes with Job 11:13: thine, stretch, toward
“And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.”
Shares key themes with Job 11:13: thine, stretch, toward
“And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home. draweth: Heb. is weak the day groweth to an end: Heb. it is the pitching time of the day home: Heb. to thy tent”
Shares key themes with Job 11:13: thine, heart, toward
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