Job 21:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 21:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 21:18 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. carrieth: Heb. stealeth" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 21:18 — KJV
“They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. carrieth: Heb. stealeth”
— Job 21:18 (KJV)
Job 21:18 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 21:18
“Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. both...: Heb. as living as wrath”
Shares key themes with Job 21:18: before, wind, away
“Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. fire: Heb. tongue of fire”
Shares key themes with Job 21:18: stubble, chaff, away
“The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:18: wind, storm, carrieth
“And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. cast: Heb. fastened”
Shares key themes with Job 21:18: wind, away, heb
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. rebels: Heb. children of rebellion”
Shares key themes with Job 21:18: before, away, heb
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