Job 36:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 36:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 36:21 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 36:21 — KJV
“Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.”
— Job 36:21 (KJV)
Job 36:21 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 36:21
“And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. are here: Heb. are found iniquity: or, punishment”
Shares key themes with Job 36:21: take, iniquity, hast
“But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:”
Shares key themes with Job 36:21: take, heed, than
“Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness? Thou...: or, Thou perverse rebel: Heb. Son of perverse rebellion”
Shares key themes with Job 36:21: hast, chosen, than
“Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. fail...: Heb. be cut off unto thee a man from my sight so that: Heb. only if”
Shares key themes with Job 36:21: take, heed, hast
“Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.”
Shares key themes with Job 36:21: take, heed, chosen
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