Job 21:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 21:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 21:23 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. his...: Heb. his very, or, the strength of, his perfecti..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 21:23 — KJV
“One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. his...: Heb. his very, or, the strength of, his perfection”
— Job 21:23 (KJV)
Job 21:23 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 21:23
“And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom. at any...: Heb. from his days”
Shares key themes with Job 21:23: one, ease, heb
“Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. beauty: or, strength in the grave from...: or, the grave being an habitation to every one of them”
Shares key themes with Job 21:23: one, strength, being
“Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. when...: Heb. unto old age and gray hairs thy strength: Heb. thine arm”
Shares key themes with Job 21:23: one, strength, heb
“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot”
Shares key themes with Job 21:23: one, full, heb
“Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. evenings: or, deserts are increased: Heb. are strong”
Shares key themes with Job 21:23: one, ease, heb
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