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Old TestamentJob · Chapter 38

Job 38:2

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 38:2 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Job 38:2 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Job 38:2 — KJV

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

Job 38:2 (KJV)

Job 38:2 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.

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Cross-References for Job 38:2

Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.

Shares key themes with Job 38:2: words, without, knowledge

Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

Shares key themes with Job 38:2: words, without, knowledge

Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

Shares key themes with Job 38:2: counsel, without, knowledge

Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:

Shares key themes with Job 38:2: without, knowledge

Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.

Shares key themes with Job 38:2: without, knowledge

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey