Job 17:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 17:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 17:14 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister. said: Heb. cried, or, cal..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 17:14 — KJV
“I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister. said: Heb. cried, or, called”
— Job 17:14 (KJV)
Job 17:14 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 17:14
“And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. uncovereth: Heb. hath made naked”
Shares key themes with Job 17:14: father, mother, sister
“He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head. consecration: Heb. separation”
Shares key themes with Job 17:14: father, mother, sister
“And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. nursing fathers: Heb. nourishers queens: Heb. princesses”
Shares key themes with Job 17:14: art, father, mother
“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 17:14: father, heb, cried
“Thou art thy mother's daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.”
Shares key themes with Job 17:14: art, father, mother
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