Job 36:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 36:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 36:18 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. deliver...." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 36:18 — KJV
“Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. deliver...: Heb. turn thee aside”
— Job 36:18 (KJV)
Job 36:18 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 36:18
“And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.”
Shares key themes with Job 36:18: then, cannot, deliver
“The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. behold...: Heb. behold thee in thy evil”
Shares key themes with Job 36:18: because, take, deliver
“Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal. provocations: Heb. angers”
Shares key themes with Job 36:18: because, wrath, great
“Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. it displeaseth...: Heb. it be evil in his eyes”
Shares key themes with Job 36:18: wrath, lest, away
“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: the brotherly...: Heb. the covenant of brethren”
Shares key themes with Job 36:18: because, away, deliver
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