Job 16:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 16:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 16:2 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all. miserable: or, troublesome" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 16:2 — KJV
“I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all. miserable: or, troublesome”
— Job 16:2 (KJV)
Job 16:2 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 16:2
“Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:2: heard, such, things
“Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:2: heard, such, things
“For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:2: heard, many, things
“And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?”
Shares key themes with Job 16:2: many, such, things
“For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. observed him: or, kept him, or, saved him”
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