Job 13:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 13:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 13:24 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 13:24 — KJV
“Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?”
— Job 13:24 (KJV)
Job 13:24 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 13:24
“Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?”
Shares key themes with Job 13:24: wherefore, thine, enemy
“Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?”
Shares key themes with Job 13:24: wherefore, hidest, face
“But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. as...: Heb. that which is good in thine eyes dealt...: Heb. afflicted her”
Shares key themes with Job 13:24: face, thine
“And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day? look...: Heb. are your faces evil?”
Shares key themes with Job 13:24: wherefore, face
“Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.”
Shares key themes with Job 13:24: wherefore, thine
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