Job 19:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 19:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 19:18 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me. young...: or, the wicked" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 19:18 — KJV
“Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me. young...: or, the wicked”
— Job 19:18 (KJV)
Job 19:18 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 19:18
“And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;”
Shares key themes with Job 19:18: yea, children, spake
“Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. thought: Heb. word wicked: Heb. Belial”
Shares key themes with Job 19:18: yea, against, wicked
“And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. wandered: Heb. walked”
Shares key themes with Job 19:18: yea, children, spake
“Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years. Mesopotamia: Heb. Aramnaharaim”
Shares key themes with Job 19:18: yea, children, against
“And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.”
Shares key themes with Job 19:18: children, arose, against
Pray Job 19:18
Generate a Prayer from Job 19:18
Our AI will write a personal prayer inspired by this scripture — tailored to your situation. Free, instant, no account needed.
✦ Pray This Verse