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Old TestamentJob · Chapter 30

Job 30:16

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 30:16 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Job 30:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Job 30:16 — KJV

And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

Job 30:16 (KJV)

Job 30:16 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.

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Cross-References for Job 30:16

Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.

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And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:

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And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.

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Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.

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And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? Jacob: that is, A supplanter

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey