Job 28:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 28:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 28:9 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. rock: or, flint" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 28:9 — KJV
“He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. rock: or, flint”
— Job 28:9 (KJV)
Job 28:9 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 28:9
“Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;”
Shares key themes with Job 28:9: forth, rock, flint
“When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:”
Shares key themes with Job 28:9: putteth, forth, hand
“Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.”
Shares key themes with Job 28:9: forth, hand, rock
“And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:”
Shares key themes with Job 28:9: forth, rock, mountains
“And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them. which...: Heb. which thou hadst lift up thine hand to give them”
Shares key themes with Job 28:9: forth, hand, rock
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