Job 38:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 38:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 38:20 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? to the bo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 38:20 — KJV
“That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? to the bound: or, at, etc”
— Job 38:20 (KJV)
Job 38:20 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 38:20
“Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;”
Shares key themes with Job 38:20: take, thereof, know
“And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:”
Shares key themes with Job 38:20: take, know, house
“Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither.”
Shares key themes with Job 38:20: take, thereof, know
“In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.”
Shares key themes with Job 38:20: take, thereof, house
“Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?”
Shares key themes with Job 38:20: shouldest, take, know
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