Job 39:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 39:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 39:6 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. barren...: Heb. salt places" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 39:6 — KJV
“Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. barren...: Heb. salt places”
— Job 39:6 (KJV)
Job 39:6 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 39:6
“And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah. terraces: or, stairs: Heb. highways”
Shares key themes with Job 39:6: house, made, land
“When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses; succeedest: Heb. inheritest, or, possessest”
Shares key themes with Job 39:6: whose, house, land
“And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day. pillars: or, rails: Heb. a prop”
Shares key themes with Job 39:6: house, made, heb
“And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword. slew...: Heb. made him fall”
Shares key themes with Job 39:6: house, made, land
“Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. all...: Heb. generation and generation”
Shares key themes with Job 39:6: house, land, heb
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