Job 27:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 27:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 27:18 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 27:18 — KJV
“He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.”
— Job 27:18 (KJV)
Job 27:18 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 27:18
“He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD. to keep...: Heb. to dwell in an house”
Shares key themes with Job 27:18: house, moth, maketh
“And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.”
Shares key themes with Job 27:18: house, moth
“Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.”
Shares key themes with Job 27:18: house, moth
“And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. Succoth: that is, Booths”
Shares key themes with Job 27:18: house, booth
“The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.”
Shares key themes with Job 27:18: house, moth
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