Job 28:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 28:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 28:3 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 28:3 — KJV
“He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.”
— Job 28:3 (KJV)
Job 28:3 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 28:3
“Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;”
Shares key themes with Job 28:3: darkness, shadow, death
“He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.”
Shares key themes with Job 28:3: darkness, shadow, death
“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.”
Shares key themes with Job 28:3: darkness, shadow, death
“Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.”
Shares key themes with Job 28:3: darkness, shadow, death
“The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.”
Shares key themes with Job 28:3: darkness, shadow, death
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