Job 14:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 14:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 14:21 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 14:21 — KJV
“His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.”
— Job 14:21 (KJV)
Job 14:21 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 14:21
“Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up. put...: Heb. bore out”
Shares key themes with Job 14:21: come, brought, low
“Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?”
Shares key themes with Job 14:21: come, brought, low
“Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up. mine: Heb. for me”
Shares key themes with Job 14:21: sons, come, brought
“Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it.”
Shares key themes with Job 14:21: sons, come, brought
“But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress. shall be...: or, shall war return...: or, be stirred up again”
Shares key themes with Job 14:21: sons, come, low
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