Job 16:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 16:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 16:15 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 16:15 — KJV
“I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.”
— Job 16:15 (KJV)
Job 16:15 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 16:15
“The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:15: sackcloth, dust
“My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:15: skin, dust
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