Job 12:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 12:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 12:24 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 12:24 — KJV
“He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.”
— Job 12:24 (KJV)
Job 12:24 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 12:24
“He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. wilderness: or, void place”
Shares key themes with Job 12:24: causeth, wander, wilderness
“And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:24: taketh, away, heart
“And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:24: away, wander, wilderness
“And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?”
Shares key themes with Job 12:24: away, wilderness, where
“Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:24: chief, people, earth
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