Job 38:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 38:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 38:21 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 38:21 — KJV
“Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?”
— Job 38:21 (KJV)
Job 38:21 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 38:21
“Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain. the great...: Heb. the showers”
Shares key themes with Job 38:21: because, then, days
“And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Job 38:21: because, then, days
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with Job 38:21: because, then, great
“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.”
Shares key themes with Job 38:21: then, born, days
“And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.”
Shares key themes with Job 38:21: then, number, days
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