Job 18:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 18:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 18:2 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 18:2 — KJV
“How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.”
— Job 18:2 (KJV)
Job 18:2 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 18:2
“And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.”
Shares key themes with Job 18:2: ere, make, words
“Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?”
Shares key themes with Job 18:2: how, long, ere
“Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter. They were...: or, They plainly spake in the beginning, saying, Surely they will ask of Abel, and so make an end”
Shares key themes with Job 18:2: ere, make, end
“And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.”
Shares key themes with Job 18:2: how, ere, make
“And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.”
Shares key themes with Job 18:2: ere, make, end
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