Job 20:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 20:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 20:23 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he i..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 20:23 — KJV
“When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.”
— Job 20:23 (KJV)
Job 20:23 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 20:23
“And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. only in...: Heb. until he left its stones in Kirharaseth”
Shares key themes with Job 20:23: about, fill, cast
“Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods. to consecrate...: Heb. to fill his hand”
Shares key themes with Job 20:23: fill, god, cast
“Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.”
Shares key themes with Job 20:23: about, god, while
“And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.”
Shares key themes with Job 20:23: about, god, cast
“I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.”
Shares key themes with Job 20:23: belly, god, cast
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