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Old TestamentJob · Chapter 17

Job 17:12

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 17:12 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Job 17:12 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness. short: Heb. near" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Job 17:12 — KJV

They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness. short: Heb. near

Job 17:12 (KJV)

Job 17:12 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.

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Cross-References for Job 17:12

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.

Shares key themes with Job 17:12: night, day, light

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. hideth...: Heb. darkeneth not the darkness and...: Heb. as is the darkness, so is the light

Shares key themes with Job 17:12: night, day, light

He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. until...: Heb. until the end of light with darkness

Shares key themes with Job 17:12: night, day, light

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day...: Heb. between the day and between the night

Shares key themes with Job 17:12: night, day, light

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. to rule the day...: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.

Shares key themes with Job 17:12: night, day, light

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey