Job 30:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 30:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 30:4 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 30:4 — KJV
“Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.”
— Job 30:4 (KJV)
Job 30:4 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 30:4
“Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued. it...: Heb. it come down”
Shares key themes with Job 30:4: cut, meat
“And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. their thumbs...: Heb. the thumbs of their hands and of their feet gathered: or, gleaned”
Shares key themes with Job 30:4: cut, meat
“Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.”
Shares key themes with Job 30:4: cut, roots
“Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. a spoil: or, meat”
Shares key themes with Job 30:4: cut, meat
“The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn.”
Shares key themes with Job 30:4: cut, meat
Pray Job 30:4
Generate a Prayer from Job 30:4
Our AI will write a personal prayer inspired by this scripture — tailored to your situation. Free, instant, no account needed.
✦ Pray This Verse