Job 28:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 28:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 28:4 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 28:4 — KJV
“The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.”
— Job 28:4 (KJV)
Job 28:4 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 28:4
“Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. all that...: Heb. the fulness thereof”
Shares key themes with Job 28:4: flood, inhabitant, waters
“The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.”
Shares key themes with Job 28:4: even, dried, away
“And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. the shepherds: Gr. the men the shepherds”
Shares key themes with Job 28:4: even, gone, away
“And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.”
Shares key themes with Job 28:4: flood, even, waters
“And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. after...: or, on the seventh day”
Shares key themes with Job 28:4: flood, even, waters
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