Job 24:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 24:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 24:2 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof. feed...: or, feed them" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 24:2 — KJV
“Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof. feed...: or, feed them”
— Job 24:2 (KJV)
Job 24:2 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 24:2
“Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them. shall not...: Heb. shall not return to thee”
Shares key themes with Job 24:2: violently, take, away
“And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:2: violently, take, away
“And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:2: take, away, thereof
“And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:2: take, away, thereof
“I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.”
Shares key themes with Job 24:2: take, away, thereof
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