Job 3:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 3:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 3:9 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 3:9 — KJV
“Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day: the dawning...: Heb. the eyelids of the morning”
— Job 3:9 (KJV)
Job 3:9 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 3:9
“Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:”
Shares key themes with Job 3:9: let, stars, dark
“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.”
Shares key themes with Job 3:9: dark, light, day
“In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: in the evening: Heb. in the evening of days”
Shares key themes with Job 3:9: twilight, dark, light
“And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. sorrow: or, distress and the light...: or, when it is light, it shall be dark in the destructions thereof”
Shares key themes with Job 3:9: thereof, dark, look
“A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. of many...: Heb. of generation and generation”
Shares key themes with Job 3:9: dark, neither, day
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