Job 2:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 2:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 2:9 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 2:9 — KJV
“Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.”
— Job 2:9 (KJV)
Job 2:9 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 2:9
“Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.”
Shares key themes with Job 2:9: wife, thine, die
“The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.”
Shares key themes with Job 2:9: then, wife, god
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with Job 2:9: then, wife, god
“And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.”
Shares key themes with Job 2:9: then, curse, god
“Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die. hear: Heb. add to hear”
Shares key themes with Job 2:9: then, god, die
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