Job 29:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 29:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 29:13 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 29:13 — KJV
“The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.”
— Job 29:13 (KJV)
Job 29:13 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 29:13
“If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.”
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“And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.”
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“And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.”
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“And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.”
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“And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:13: blessing, came, sing
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