Job 38:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 38:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 38:15 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 38:15 — KJV
“And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.”
— Job 38:15 (KJV)
Job 38:15 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 38:15
“For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.”
Shares key themes with Job 38:15: wicked, arm, broken
“An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. An...: Heb. Haughtiness of eyes the plowing: or, the light”
Shares key themes with Job 38:15: wicked, light, high
“And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;”
Shares key themes with Job 38:15: high, arm
“He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. to war: Heb. for the war”
Shares key themes with Job 38:15: arm, broken
“And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:”
Shares key themes with Job 38:15: wicked, high
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