Job 18:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 18:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 18:21 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 18:21 — KJV
“Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.”
— Job 18:21 (KJV)
Job 18:21 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 18:21
“And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.”
Shares key themes with Job 18:21: surely, place, god
“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”
Shares key themes with Job 18:21: such, place, god
“Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.”
Shares key themes with Job 18:21: surely, place, god
“But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. I thought: Heb. I said I thought...: or, I said with myself, He will surely come out, etc: Heb. I said strike: Heb. move up and down”
Shares key themes with Job 18:21: surely, place, god
“And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.”
Shares key themes with Job 18:21: such, place, god
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