Job 17:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 17:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 17:11 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart. the thoughts: Heb. the possessions" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 17:11 — KJV
“My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart. the thoughts: Heb. the possessions”
— Job 17:11 (KJV)
Job 17:11 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 17:11
“And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers. comfortably...: Heb. to the heart of all”
Shares key themes with Job 17:11: days, off, even
“In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations. strangers: Heb. children of a stranger”
Shares key themes with Job 17:11: broken, off, even
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with Job 17:11: purposes, thoughts, heart
“For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. destroy: Heb. blot out”
Shares key themes with Job 17:11: days, off, even
“Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein. solemn...: Heb. day of restraint”
Shares key themes with Job 17:11: days, off, even
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