Job 12:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 12:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 12:14 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. up: Heb. upon" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 12:14 — KJV
“Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. up: Heb. upon”
— Job 12:14 (KJV)
Job 12:14 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 12:14
“And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury. be made...: Heb. be healed”
Shares key themes with Job 12:14: breaketh, cannot, again
“And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:14: behold, built, again
“Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him. against...: Heb. in meeting him”
Shares key themes with Job 12:14: behold, down, again
“And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. head: Heb. bolster”
Shares key themes with Job 12:14: behold, down, again
“But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!”
Shares key themes with Job 12:14: behold, cannot, built
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