Job 20:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 20:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 20:20 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired. feel: Heb. know" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 20:20 — KJV
“Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired. feel: Heb. know”
— Job 20:20 (KJV)
Job 20:20 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 20:20
“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. thou shalt surely...: Heb. dying thou shalt die”
Shares key themes with Job 20:20: surely, heb, know
“And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. a prince: Heb. a man, a prince”
Shares key themes with Job 20:20: surely, heb, know
“Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand. his holy...: Heb. the heaven of his holiness with...: Heb. by the strength of the salvation of”
Shares key themes with Job 20:20: save, heb, know
“Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. a vain...: Heb. an image”
Shares key themes with Job 20:20: surely, heb, know
“When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. his...: Heb. that which is to be desired in him to melt away”
Shares key themes with Job 20:20: surely, desired, heb
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