Job 29:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 29:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 29:23 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 29:23 — KJV
“And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.”
— Job 29:23 (KJV)
Job 29:23 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 29:23
“Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.”
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“And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;”
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“And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.”
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“And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.”
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“And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.”
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