Job 38:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 38:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 38:31 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Pleiades: or, the seven stars: Heb. Cimah..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 38:31 — KJV
“Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Pleiades: or, the seven stars: Heb. Cimah Orion: Heb. Cesil?”
— Job 38:31 (KJV)
Job 38:31 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 38:31
“Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. Arcturus...: Heb. Ash, Cesil, and Cimah”
Shares key themes with Job 38:31: pleiades, orion, heb
“And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field. into...: Heb. upon the face of the field”
Shares key themes with Job 38:31: loose, seven, heb
“And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands. loosed: Heb. were melted”
Shares key themes with Job 38:31: loose, bands, heb
“And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. green...: or, new cords: Heb. moist another: Heb. one”
Shares key themes with Job 38:31: bind, seven, heb
“And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. Prepare: Heb. Tie, or, Bind”
Shares key themes with Job 38:31: bind, seven, heb
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