Job 23:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 23:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 23:13 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 23:13 — KJV
“But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.”
— Job 23:13 (KJV)
Job 23:13 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 23:13
“Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee. Whatsoever...: or, Say what is thy mind and I will do, etc desireth: Heb. speaketh, or, thinketh”
Shares key themes with Job 23:13: mind, soul, desireth
“And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:”
Shares key themes with Job 23:13: one, can, turn
“And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done. even...: or, in those things which have been already done”
Shares key themes with Job 23:13: one, can, turn
“And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you. man: Heb. soul”
Shares key themes with Job 23:13: one, soul, even
“Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with Job 23:13: one, soul, doeth
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