Job 3:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 3:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 3:1 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 3:1 — KJV
“After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.”
— Job 3:1 (KJV)
Job 3:1 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 3:1
“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 it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.”
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“All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.”
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“In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.”
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“And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. continually: Heb. all the days”
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