Job 21:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 21:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 21:27 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 21:27 — KJV
“Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.”
— Job 21:27 (KJV)
Job 21:27 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 21:27
“And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:27: behold, know, against
“For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?”
Shares key themes with Job 21:27: behold, know, against
“If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. go about...: or, make merchandise against a land, and men acknowledge it not”
Shares key themes with Job 21:27: behold, know, against
“And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:27: behold, know, against
“He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. peaceably...: or, into the peaceable and fat, etc forecast...: Heb. think his thoughts”
Shares key themes with Job 21:27: thoughts, devices, against
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