Job 2:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 2:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 2:12 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 2:12 — KJV
“And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.”
— Job 2:12 (KJV)
Job 2:12 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 2:12
“Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.”
Shares key themes with Job 2:12: lifted, eyes, afar
“And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.”
Shares key themes with Job 2:12: lifted, voice, wept
“And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.”
Shares key themes with Job 2:12: afar, off, every
“Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Job 2:12: lifted, eyes, voice
“He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.”
Shares key themes with Job 2:12: off, every, one
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