Job 14:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 14:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 14:17 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 14:17 — KJV
“My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.”
— Job 14:17 (KJV)
Job 14:17 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 14:17
“I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.”
Shares key themes with Job 14:17: transgression, mine, iniquity
“Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. finish: or, restrain make an...: or, seal up prophecy: Heb. prophet”
Shares key themes with Job 14:17: transgression, mine, iniquity
“And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.”
Shares key themes with Job 14:17: transgression, mine, iniquity
“If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: as Adam: or, after the manner of men”
Shares key themes with Job 14:17: transgression, mine, iniquity
“And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. My...: or, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven”
Shares key themes with Job 14:17: mine, iniquity
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