Job 27:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 27:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 27:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 27:16 — KJV
“Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;”
— Job 27:16 (KJV)
Job 27:16 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 27:16
“And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.”
Shares key themes with Job 27:16: heap, silver, dust
“And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things. jewels: Heb. vessels”
Shares key themes with Job 27:16: silver, raiment
“To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.”
Shares key themes with Job 27:16: silver, raiment
“But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians. the Egyptians: or, Egypt”
Shares key themes with Job 27:16: silver, raiment
“And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:”
Shares key themes with Job 27:16: silver, raiment
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