Job 16:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 16:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 16:4 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine hea..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 16:4 — KJV
“I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.”
— Job 16:4 (KJV)
Job 16:4 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 16:4
“He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:4: also, speak, against
“For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, lay...: Heb. watch, or, observe”
Shares key themes with Job 16:4: speak, soul, against
“Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:4: speak, soul, against
“The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right. the needy...: or, he speaketh against the poor in judgment”
Shares key themes with Job 16:4: also, speak, words
“And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.”
Shares key themes with Job 16:4: also, speak, against
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