Job 13:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 13:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 13:17 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 13:17 — KJV
“Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.”
— Job 13:17 (KJV)
Job 13:17 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 13:17
“O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy. speech: Heb. report, or, hearing revive: or, preserve alive”
Shares key themes with Job 13:17: hear, speech, ears
“Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.”
Shares key themes with Job 13:17: hear, diligently, speech
“And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. I have...: or, I would slay a man in my wound, etc. to my hurt: or, in my hurt”
Shares key themes with Job 13:17: hear, speech
“Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?”
Shares key themes with Job 13:17: hear, ears
“And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.”
Shares key themes with Job 13:17: hear, diligently
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