Job 18:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 18:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 18:12 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 18:12 — KJV
“His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.”
— Job 18:12 (KJV)
Job 18:12 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.
Cross-References for Job 18:12
“And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host. armed men: or, ranks by five”
Shares key themes with Job 18:12: strength, side
“And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered. strengthened...: that is, helped them”
Shares key themes with Job 18:12: strength, side
“The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.”
Shares key themes with Job 18:12: strength, destruction
“Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.”
Shares key themes with Job 18:12: ready, side
“Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. retire: or, strengthen destruction: Heb. breaking”
Shares key themes with Job 18:12: strength, destruction
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