Job 16:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 16:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 16:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 16:16 — KJV
“My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;”
— Job 16:16 (KJV)
Job 16:16 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 16:16
“Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:”
Shares key themes with Job 16:16: face, shadow, death
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:16: shadow, death
“Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:16: shadow, death
“Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;”
Shares key themes with Job 16:16: shadow, death
“He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:16: shadow, death
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