Job 14:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 14:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 14:20 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 14:20 — KJV
“Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.”
— Job 14:20 (KJV)
Job 14:20 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 14:20
“For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.”
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“One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.”
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“But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Job 14:20: ever, against, away
“And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.”
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“And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”
Shares key themes with Job 14:20: ever, passeth, away
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