Job 19:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 19:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 19:29 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 19:29 — KJV
“Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.”
— Job 19:29 (KJV)
Job 19:29 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 19:29
“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”
Shares key themes with Job 19:29: may, know, judgment
“Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it. respect...: Heb. acknowledge faces”
Shares key themes with Job 19:29: afraid, know, judgment
“Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.”
Shares key themes with Job 19:29: wrath, may, know
“But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD. a few...: Heb. men of number”
Shares key themes with Job 19:29: sword, may, know
“That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.”
Shares key themes with Job 19:29: sword, may, know
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