Job 32:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 32:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 32:18 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me. matter: Heb. words spirit...: Heb. spirit of my belly" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 32:18 — KJV
“For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me. matter: Heb. words spirit...: Heb. spirit of my belly”
— Job 32:18 (KJV)
Job 32:18 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 32:18
“And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require: at all...: Heb. the thing of a day in his day”
Shares key themes with Job 32:18: matter, heb, words
“Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain. the great...: Heb. the showers”
Shares key themes with Job 32:18: matter, within, heb
“Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. iniquities: Heb. Words, or, Matters of iniquities”
Shares key themes with Job 32:18: matter, heb, words
“A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. A talebearer: Heb. He that walketh, being a talebearer”
Shares key themes with Job 32:18: matter, spirit, heb
“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. talebearer: or, whisperer as wounds: or, like as when men are wounded most...: Heb. chambers”
Shares key themes with Job 32:18: heb, words, belly
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