Job 22:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 22:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 22:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: whose...: Heb. a flood was poured upon the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 22:16 — KJV
“Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: whose...: Heb. a flood was poured upon their foundation”
— Job 22:16 (KJV)
Job 22:16 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 22:16
“When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege: for the...: or, for, O man, the tree of the field is to be employed in the siege to employ...: Heb. to go from before thee”
Shares key themes with Job 22:16: cut, down, time
“And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. that...: Heb. that women who draw water go forth”
Shares key themes with Job 22:16: down, time, heb
“And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.”
Shares key themes with Job 22:16: down, time, whose
“And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: we...: Heb. coming down we came down”
Shares key themes with Job 22:16: down, time, heb
“But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: images: Heb. statues”
Shares key themes with Job 22:16: cut, down, heb
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