Job 21:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 21:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 21:19 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. his iniquity: that is, the punishme..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 21:19 — KJV
“God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. his iniquity: that is, the punishment of his iniquity”
— Job 21:19 (KJV)
Job 21:19 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 21:19
“I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:19: god, children, know
“Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;”
Shares key themes with Job 21:19: god, iniquity, children
“That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:19: god, children, know
“Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,”
Shares key themes with Job 21:19: god, iniquity, children
“And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,”
Shares key themes with Job 21:19: god, children, know
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