Job 27:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 27:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 27:20 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 27:20 — KJV
“Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.”
— Job 27:20 (KJV)
Job 27:20 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 27:20
“But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. a man's...: Heb. married to an husband”
Shares key themes with Job 27:20: take, hold, night
“And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? Jacob: that is, A supplanter”
Shares key themes with Job 27:20: take, hold, away
“And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.”
Shares key themes with Job 27:20: take, away, night
“Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.”
Shares key themes with Job 27:20: take, hold, away
“And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.”
Shares key themes with Job 27:20: take, hold, away
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