Job 29:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 29:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 29:17 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. the jaws: Heb. the jawteeth, or, the grinder..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 29:17 — KJV
“And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. the jaws: Heb. the jawteeth, or, the grinders plucked: Heb. cast”
— Job 29:17 (KJV)
Job 29:17 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 29:17
“Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. those: Heb. men”
Shares key themes with Job 29:17: wicked, spoil, heb
“Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: disappoint...: Heb. prevent his face which is: or, by”
Shares key themes with Job 29:17: wicked, heb, cast
“The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. such...: Heb. the upright of way”
Shares key themes with Job 29:17: wicked, heb, cast
“Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land. extortioner: Heb. wringer the oppressors: Heb. the treaders down”
Shares key themes with Job 29:17: spoil, heb, cast
“As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:17: wicked, spoil, cast
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