Job 21:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 21:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 21:4 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled? troubled: Heb. shortened?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 21:4 — KJV
“As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled? troubled: Heb. shortened?”
— Job 21:4 (KJV)
Job 21:4 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 21:4
“Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father. done...: Heb. diminished”
Shares key themes with Job 21:4: why, should, heb
“Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die. hear: Heb. add to hear”
Shares key themes with Job 21:4: why, should, heb
“And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. shew...: Heb. uncover mine ear”
Shares key themes with Job 21:4: why, should, heb
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
Shares key themes with Job 21:4: why, should, heb
“Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? at home: Heb. at thy house”
Shares key themes with Job 21:4: why, should, heb
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