Job 24:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 24:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 24:18 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 24:18 — KJV
“He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.”
— Job 24:18 (KJV)
Job 24:18 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 24:18
“Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy borders.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:18: waters, way, vineyards
“And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:18: waters, earth, way
“The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man. washest...: Heb. overflowest”
Shares key themes with Job 24:18: waters, earth, way
“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:18: waters, earth
“And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:18: waters, earth
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