Job 17:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 17:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 17:8 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 17:8 — KJV
“Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.”
— Job 17:8 (KJV)
Job 17:8 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 17:8
“And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. seek...: Heb. roll himself upon us”
Shares key themes with Job 17:8: men, himself, against
“Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. accept: Heb. smell abiding: Heb. cleaving”
Shares key themes with Job 17:8: men, stir, against
“After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. to win...: Heb. to break them up”
Shares key themes with Job 17:8: men, himself, against
“And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it.”
Shares key themes with Job 17:8: men, himself, against
“The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies. prevail: or, behave himself mightily”
Shares key themes with Job 17:8: stir, himself, against
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