Job 22:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 22:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 22:24 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. as dust: or, on the dust" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 22:24 — KJV
“Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. as dust: or, on the dust”
— Job 22:24 (KJV)
Job 22:24 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 22:24
“Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.”
Shares key themes with Job 22:24: then, shalt, lay
“And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.”
Shares key themes with Job 22:24: shalt, lay, gold
“And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.”
Shares key themes with Job 22:24: shalt, lay, gold
“And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.”
Shares key themes with Job 22:24: shalt, lay, gold
“And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.”
Shares key themes with Job 22:24: shalt, lay, gold
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