Job 37:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 37:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 37:20 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 37:20 — KJV
“Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.”
— Job 37:20 (KJV)
Job 37:20 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 37:20
“And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.”
Shares key themes with Job 37:20: told, speak
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Job 37:20: told, speak
“And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.”
Shares key themes with Job 37:20: told, surely
“But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?”
Shares key themes with Job 37:20: told, speak
“The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.”
Shares key themes with Job 37:20: speak, surely
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