Job 2:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 2:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 2:5 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 2:5 — KJV
“But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.”
— Job 2:5 (KJV)
Job 2:5 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 2:5
“But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. and he...: Heb. if he curse thee not to thy face”
Shares key themes with Job 2:5: put, forth, thine
“Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.”
Shares key themes with Job 2:5: put, forth, hand
“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”
Shares key themes with Job 2:5: put, forth, hand
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled...: Heb. caused her to come”
Shares key themes with Job 2:5: put, forth, hand
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:”
Shares key themes with Job 2:5: put, forth, thine
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