Job 16:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 16:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 16:13 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the gr..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 16:13 — KJV
“His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.”
— Job 16:13 (KJV)
Job 16:13 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 16:13
“The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered; cieled...: Heb. cieling of wood and from...: or, and the ground unto the windows”
Shares key themes with Job 16:13: round, about, gall
“And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:13: round, about, ground
“And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:”
Shares key themes with Job 16:13: round, asunder, ground
“And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:13: compass, round, about
“And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:13: compass, round, about
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