Job 29:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 29:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 29:25 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 29:25 — KJV
“I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.”
— Job 29:25 (KJV)
Job 29:25 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 29:25
“And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:25: way, dwelt, king
“Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:25: chose, way, king
“And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:25: way, sat, king
“Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:25: chief, army, one
“And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:25: way, chief, one
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