Job 30:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 30:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 30:26 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 30:26 — KJV
“When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.”
— Job 30:26 (KJV)
Job 30:26 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 30:26
“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! call...: Heb. say concerning evil, It is good, etc”
Shares key themes with Job 30:26: good, evil, light
“For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem. inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress waited...: or, was grieved”
Shares key themes with Job 30:26: good, evil, came
“And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. the light from...: Heb. between the light and between the darkness”
Shares key themes with Job 30:26: good, light, darkness
“And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.”
Shares key themes with Job 30:26: good, light, darkness
“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
Shares key themes with Job 30:26: good, then, evil
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