Job 38:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 38:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 38:40 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 38:40 — KJV
“When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?”
— Job 38:40 (KJV)
Job 38:40 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 38:40
“Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:”
Shares key themes with Job 38:40: couch, dens
“And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.”
Shares key themes with Job 38:40: lie, wait
“This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: burdens: or, carriage”
Shares key themes with Job 38:40: dens, lie
“But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities: mortally: Heb. in life”
Shares key themes with Job 38:40: lie, wait
“And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:”
Shares key themes with Job 38:40: lie, wait
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