Job 34:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 34:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 34:20 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 34:20 — KJV
“In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. the mighty...: Heb. they shall take away the mighty”
— Job 34:20 (KJV)
Job 34:20 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 34:20
“If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; in fellowship: or, in dealing fellowship: Heb. putting of the hand”
Shares key themes with Job 34:20: pass, away, taken
“When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. some...: Heb. matter of nakedness divorcement: Heb. cutting off”
Shares key themes with Job 34:20: pass, taken, hand
“For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.”
Shares key themes with Job 34:20: people, pass, taken
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. be taken...: Heb. remove”
Shares key themes with Job 34:20: pass, away, taken
“And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. whose...: Heb. that had taken them captives”
Shares key themes with Job 34:20: people, taken, hand
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