Job 21:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 21:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 21:5 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth. Mark...: Heb. Look unto me" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 21:5 — KJV
“Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth. Mark...: Heb. Look unto me”
— Job 21:5 (KJV)
Job 21:5 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 21:5
“And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us. to be...: Heb. to stink”
Shares key themes with Job 21:5: lay, hand, heb
“And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: a fit...: Heb. a man of opportunity”
Shares key themes with Job 21:5: lay, hand, heb
“And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. power: Heb. hand”
Shares key themes with Job 21:5: hand, heb, look
“And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?”
Shares key themes with Job 21:5: lay, hand, mouth
“And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. a man...: Heb. seed of men”
Shares key themes with Job 21:5: hand, heb, look
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