Job 13:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 13:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 13:19 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 13:19 — KJV
“Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.”
— Job 13:19 (KJV)
Job 13:19 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 13:19
“And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? sustained: or, supported”
Shares key themes with Job 13:19: now, hold, give
“And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God:”
Shares key themes with Job 13:19: now, hold, give
“And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?”
Shares key themes with Job 13:19: now, hold, give
“And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.”
Shares key themes with Job 13:19: now, hold, give
“The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.”
Shares key themes with Job 13:19: now, tongue, give
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