Job 19:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 19:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 19:17 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children's sake of mine own body. mine...: Heb. my belly" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 19:17 — KJV
“My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children's sake of mine own body. mine...: Heb. my belly”
— Job 19:17 (KJV)
Job 19:17 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 19:17
“And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee: body: Heb. belly”
Shares key themes with Job 19:17: own, body, heb
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. sleep: Heb. lie down”
Shares key themes with Job 19:17: strange, sake, own
“For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.”
Shares key themes with Job 19:17: though, sake, mine
“For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed. relieve: Heb. bring back”
Shares key themes with Job 19:17: children, mine, own
“Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. maintain: Heb. prove, or, argue”
Shares key themes with Job 19:17: though, mine, own
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