Job 15:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 15:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 15:12 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at," Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 15:12 — KJV
“Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,”
— Job 15:12 (KJV)
Job 15:12 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 15:12
“Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. ravished: or, taken away”
Shares key themes with Job 15:12: thine, heart, away
“Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;”
Shares key themes with Job 15:12: thine, heart, eyes
“Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.”
Shares key themes with Job 15:12: doth, thine, heart
“Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Job 15:12: doth, thine, heart
“Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them. shall not...: Heb. shall not return to thee”
Shares key themes with Job 15:12: thine, away, eyes
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