Job 3:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 3:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 3:18 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 3:18 — KJV
“There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.”
— Job 3:18 (KJV)
Job 3:18 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 3:18
“And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. obtain...: Heb. be built by her”
Shares key themes with Job 3:18: rest, hear, voice
“But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:18: together, hear, voice
“When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops. invade...: or, cut them in pieces”
Shares key themes with Job 3:18: rest, hear, voice
“Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. was...: Gr. voice was made confounded: or, troubled in mind”
Shares key themes with Job 3:18: together, hear, voice
“And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. from henceforth...: or, from henceforth saith the Spirit, Yea”
Shares key themes with Job 3:18: rest, hear, voice
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