Job 19:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 19:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 19:23 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! Oh...: Heb. Who will give, etc" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 19:23 — KJV
“Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! Oh...: Heb. Who will give, etc”
— Job 19:23 (KJV)
Job 19:23 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 19:23
“Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel. book of Jehu: Heb. words, etc is mentioned: Heb. was made to ascend”
Shares key themes with Job 19:23: words, now, written
“Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, book: or, history: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Job 19:23: words, now, written
“Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat? book: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Job 19:23: words, now, written
“Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. book: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Job 19:23: words, now, written
“Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin-; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.”
Shares key themes with Job 19:23: now, written, book
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