Job 21:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 21:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 21:2 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 21:2 — KJV
“Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.”
— Job 21:2 (KJV)
Job 21:2 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 21:2
“And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:2: hear, diligently, let
“Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. spend: Heb. weigh”
Shares key themes with Job 21:2: hear, diligently, let
“And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:2: hear, speech, let
“Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:2: hear, diligently, speech
“And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. I have...: or, I would slay a man in my wound, etc. to my hurt: or, in my hurt”
Shares key themes with Job 21:2: hear, speech
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