Job 15:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 15:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 15:17 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 15:17 — KJV
“I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;”
— Job 15:17 (KJV)
Job 15:17 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 15:17
“And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.”
Shares key themes with Job 15:17: shew, hear, seen
“Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. consider...: Heb. set our heart upon them”
Shares key themes with Job 15:17: shew, hear, declare
“Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.”
Shares key themes with Job 15:17: shew, hear, declare
“Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.”
Shares key themes with Job 15:17: shew, hear, declare
“Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.”
Shares key themes with Job 15:17: shew, hear, declare
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