Job 3:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 3:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 3:11 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 3:11 — KJV
“Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?”
— Job 3:11 (KJV)
Job 3:11 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 3:11
“And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:11: why, give, came
“And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:11: why, died, came
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. ordained: Heb. gave”
Shares key themes with Job 3:11: womb, came, belly
“And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:”
Shares key themes with Job 3:11: womb, ghost, came
“Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!”
Shares key themes with Job 3:11: womb, give, ghost
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