Job 20:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 20:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 20:4 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth," Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 20:4 — KJV
“Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,”
— Job 20:4 (KJV)
Job 20:4 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 20:4
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing...: Heb. seeding seed yielding...: Heb. seeding seed”
Shares key themes with Job 20:4: old, earth
“Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.”
Shares key themes with Job 20:4: old, earth
“There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
Shares key themes with Job 20:4: old, earth
“And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.”
Shares key themes with Job 20:4: old, earth
“And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. with the earth: or, from the earth”
Shares key themes with Job 20:4: old, earth
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