Job 31:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 31:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 31:17 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 31:17 — KJV
“Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;”
— Job 31:17 (KJV)
Job 31:17 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 31:17
“But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. and it...: or, when it is returned, and hath been broused substance: or, stock, or, stem”
Shares key themes with Job 31:17: eaten, hath, thereof
“And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. trembled...: Heb. trembled with a great trembling greatly taken: Heb. hunted”
Shares key themes with Job 31:17: eaten, hath
“Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:17: hath, thereof
“In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:17: eaten, thereof
“Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:17: hath, thereof
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