Job 29:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 29:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 29:19 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. spread...: Heb. opened" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 29:19 — KJV
“My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. spread...: Heb. opened”
— Job 29:19 (KJV)
Job 29:19 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 29:19
“And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron. bar...: Heb. with the bar”
Shares key themes with Job 29:19: lay, night, heb
“And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there. with him: Heb. in his hand”
Shares key themes with Job 29:19: lay, night, heb
“And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets? lay: Heb. fell”
Shares key themes with Job 29:19: lay, night, heb
“David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. fasted: Heb. fasted a fast”
Shares key themes with Job 29:19: lay, night, heb
“Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly. layeth...: Heb. spreadeth”
Shares key themes with Job 29:19: spread, lay, heb
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