Job 38:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 38:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 38:23 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 38:23 — KJV
“Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?”
— Job 38:23 (KJV)
Job 38:23 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 38:23
“And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel. in process...: Heb. after days”
Shares key themes with Job 38:23: against, time, day
“And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.”
Shares key themes with Job 38:23: against, time, day
“And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; faint: Heb. be tender tremble: Heb. make haste”
Shares key themes with Job 38:23: against, day, battle
“When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege: for the...: or, for, O man, the tree of the field is to be employed in the siege to employ...: Heb. to go from before thee”
Shares key themes with Job 38:23: against, time, war
“Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? befall: Heb. find”
Shares key themes with Job 38:23: against, trouble, day
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