Job 3:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 3:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 3:13 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest," Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 3:13 — KJV
“For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,”
— Job 3:13 (KJV)
Job 3:13 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 3:13
“Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:13: now, still, then
“If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:13: should, then, rest
“Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die. hear: Heb. add to hear”
Shares key themes with Job 3:13: now, should, then
“And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:13: now, then, rest
“Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:13: now, should, then
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