Job 3:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 3:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 3:24 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. I eat: Heb. my meat" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 3:24 — KJV
“For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. I eat: Heb. my meat”
— Job 3:24 (KJV)
Job 3:24 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 3:24
“They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony. that...: Heb. his sale by the fathers”
Shares key themes with Job 3:24: cometh, eat, like
“And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar. his peace offerings: Heb. the peace offerings which were his”
Shares key themes with Job 3:24: eat, poured, heb
“Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen. like...: Heb. as sheep of meat”
Shares key themes with Job 3:24: eat, like, heb
“Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die; thy...: Heb. thine arm preserve...: Heb. reserve the children of death”
Shares key themes with Job 3:24: sighing, before, eat
“My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD. a sweet...: Heb. a savour of rest”
Shares key themes with Job 3:24: before, eat, heb
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