Job 11:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 11:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 11:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 11:16 — KJV
“Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:”
— Job 11:16 (KJV)
Job 11:16 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 11:16
“And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;”
Shares key themes with Job 11:16: remember, waters, pass
“And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. to turn...: Heb. revolt against the LORD”
Shares key themes with Job 11:16: because, shalt, away
“And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. bondage: Heb. bondmen”
Shares key themes with Job 11:16: because, shalt, away
“Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.”
Shares key themes with Job 11:16: because, shalt, away
“Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.”
Shares key themes with Job 11:16: because, shalt, away
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