Job 30:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 30:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 30:20 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 30:20 — KJV
“I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.”
— Job 30:20 (KJV)
Job 30:20 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 30:20
“If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.”
Shares key themes with Job 30:20: cry, hear, stand
“And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.”
Shares key themes with Job 30:20: cry, hear
“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. thou...: or, when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it”
Shares key themes with Job 30:20: hear, stand
“And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;”
Shares key themes with Job 30:20: cry, hear
“Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.”
Shares key themes with Job 30:20: hear, stand
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