Job 3:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 3:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 3:10 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 3:10 — KJV
“Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.”
— Job 3:10 (KJV)
Job 3:10 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 3:10
“That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:10: because, hid, mine
“And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;”
Shares key themes with Job 3:10: nor, hid, eyes
“Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. pleaseth...: Heb. is right in mine eyes”
Shares key themes with Job 3:10: mother, mine, eyes
“That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:10: mother, womb, mine
“And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. provoked: Heb. angered”
Shares key themes with Job 3:10: because, shut, womb
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