Job 20:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 20:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 20:17 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. the floods...: or, streaming brooks" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 20:17 — KJV
“He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. the floods...: or, streaming brooks”
— Job 20:17 (KJV)
Job 20:17 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 20:17
“And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.”
Shares key themes with Job 20:17: see, honey
“And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with Job 20:17: see, honey
“And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.”
Shares key themes with Job 20:17: see, honey
“Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.”
Shares key themes with Job 20:17: see, honey
“And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.”
Shares key themes with Job 20:17: honey, butter
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