Job 16:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 16:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 16:22 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return. a few...: Heb. years of number" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 16:22 — KJV
“When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return. a few...: Heb. years of number”
— Job 16:22 (KJV)
Job 16:22 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 16:22
“But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD. a few...: Heb. men of number”
Shares key themes with Job 16:22: few, come, then
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled...: Heb. caused her to come”
Shares key themes with Job 16:22: come, then, return
“And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:22: come, then, whence
“Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering. whatsoever...: Heb. that which cometh forth, which shall come forth and...: or, or I will offer it, etc”
Shares key themes with Job 16:22: come, then, return
“Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords. you: Heb. them”
Shares key themes with Job 16:22: then, return, heb
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