Job 20:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 20:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 20:27 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 20:27 — KJV
“The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.”
— Job 20:27 (KJV)
Job 20:27 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 20:27
“I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.”
Shares key themes with Job 20:27: heaven, earth, against
“One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.”
Shares key themes with Job 20:27: iniquity, rise, against
“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:”
Shares key themes with Job 20:27: heaven, earth, against
“Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.”
Shares key themes with Job 20:27: heaven, earth, against
“And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth. upon...: Heb. upon the face of the earth”
Shares key themes with Job 20:27: earth, rise, against
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