Job 3:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 3:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 3:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 3:16 — KJV
“Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.”
— Job 3:16 (KJV)
Job 3:16 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 3:16
“And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. the light from...: Heb. between the light and between the darkness”
Shares key themes with Job 3:16: saw, light
“And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:16: saw, light
“And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.”
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“And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:”
Shares key themes with Job 3:16: never, saw
“They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.”
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