Job 29:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 29:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 29:7 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 29:7 — KJV
“When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!”
— Job 29:7 (KJV)
Job 29:7 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 29:7
“When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:7: went, gate, through
“So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:7: went, gate, city
“Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, went...: or, he went out into Assyria the city...: or, the streets of the city”
Shares key themes with Job 29:7: went, city, street
“And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, audience: Heb. ears”
Shares key themes with Job 29:7: went, gate, city
“Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:7: went, gate, city
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