Job 39:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 39:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 39:5 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 39:5 — KJV
“Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?”
— Job 39:5 (KJV)
Job 39:5 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 39:5
“And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.”
Shares key themes with Job 39:5: hath, sent, wild
“When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken. neither...: Heb. not any thing shall pass upon him”
Shares key themes with Job 39:5: hath, ass, free
“And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.”
Shares key themes with Job 39:5: sent, wild, ass
“Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.”
Shares key themes with Job 39:5: hath, sent, ass
“It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left. left: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with Job 39:5: hath, sent, ass
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