Job 11:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 11:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 11:9 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 11:9 — KJV
“The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.”
— Job 11:9 (KJV)
Job 11:9 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 11:9
“Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. the fulness...: or, all it containeth”
Shares key themes with Job 11:9: thereof, earth, sea
“Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. all...: Heb. the fulness thereof”
Shares key themes with Job 11:9: thereof, earth, sea
“Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Job 11:9: measure, earth, sea
“The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea. Red sea: Heb. Weedy sea”
Shares key themes with Job 11:9: thereof, earth, sea
“And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:”
Shares key themes with Job 11:9: longer, earth, sea
Pray Job 11:9
Generate a Prayer from Job 11:9
Our AI will write a personal prayer inspired by this scripture — tailored to your situation. Free, instant, no account needed.
✦ Pray This Verse