Job 39:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 39:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 39:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 39:16 — KJV
“She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;”
— Job 39:16 (KJV)
Job 39:16 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 39:16
“And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. to destroy...: Heb. to swallow him up”
Shares key themes with Job 39:16: against, though, without
“And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom. receive: Heb. weigh upon mine hand Beware...: Heb. Beware whosoever ye be of, etc”
Shares key themes with Job 39:16: against, young, though
“And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.”
Shares key themes with Job 39:16: against, hers, vain
“These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.”
Shares key themes with Job 39:16: against, young, hers
“And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.”
Shares key themes with Job 39:16: against, young, vain
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