Job 19:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 19:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 19:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 19:16 — KJV
“I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.”
— Job 19:16 (KJV)
Job 19:16 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 19:16
“And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.”
Shares key themes with Job 19:16: called, servant, answer
“Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant! Mephibosheth: also called Meribbaal”
Shares key themes with Job 19:16: called, servant, answer
“And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:”
Shares key themes with Job 19:16: servant, answer, mouth
“I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.”
Shares key themes with Job 19:16: called, gave, answer
“Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:”
Shares key themes with Job 19:16: called, servant, gave
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