Job 3:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 3:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 3:26 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 3:26 — KJV
“I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.”
— Job 3:26 (KJV)
Job 3:26 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 3:26
“Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. Laish: also called, Leshem magistrate: Heb. possessor, or, heir of restraints”
Shares key themes with Job 3:26: rest, quiet, came
“And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:26: neither, rest, yet
“Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:26: neither, rest, quiet
“While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?”
Shares key themes with Job 3:26: yet, trouble, came
“And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:”
Shares key themes with Job 3:26: neither, rest, yet
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