Job 38:38
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 38:38 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 38:38 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together? groweth...: or, is turned into mire: Heb. is po..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 38:38 — KJV
“When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together? groweth...: or, is turned into mire: Heb. is poured”
— Job 38:38 (KJV)
Job 38:38 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 38:38
“And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. cast: Heb. fastened”
Shares key themes with Job 38:38: into, fast, turned
“And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to the hand of the workmen. gathered together: Heb. poured out, or, melted”
Shares key themes with Job 38:38: into, together, heb
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust...: Heb. dust of the ground”
Shares key themes with Job 38:38: dust, into, heb
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled...: Heb. caused her to come”
Shares key themes with Job 38:38: into, turned, heb
“Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.”
Shares key themes with Job 38:38: into, turned, heb
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