Job 16:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 16:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 16:6 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased? what...: Heb. what goeth from me?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 16:6 — KJV
“Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased? what...: Heb. what goeth from me?”
— Job 16:6 (KJV)
Job 16:6 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 16:6
“Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. gallows: Heb. tree”
Shares key themes with Job 16:6: speak, eased, heb
“And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak. sweetly: Heb. straightly of those...: or, of the ancient”
Shares key themes with Job 16:6: speak, heb, goeth
“Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. evenings: or, deserts are increased: Heb. are strong”
Shares key themes with Job 16:6: eased, heb, goeth
“For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee. they have called...: or, they cried after thee fully fair...: Heb. good things”
Shares key themes with Job 16:6: though, speak, heb
“And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. most...: Heb. rebellion”
Shares key themes with Job 16:6: speak, forbear, heb
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