Job 16:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 16:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 16:11 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. hath...: Heb. hath shut me up" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 16:11 — KJV
“God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. hath...: Heb. hath shut me up”
— Job 16:11 (KJV)
Job 16:11 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 16:11
“God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. anger: Heb. spirit”
Shares key themes with Job 16:11: god, hath, delivered
“And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us. which...: Heb. and who multiplied our slain”
Shares key themes with Job 16:11: god, hath, delivered
“Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time. delivered: Heb. shut up”
Shares key themes with Job 16:11: god, hath, delivered
“And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:”
Shares key themes with Job 16:11: god, hath, delivered
“When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,”
Shares key themes with Job 16:11: god, hath, delivered
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