Job 4:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 4:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 4:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 4:16 — KJV
“It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, there...: or, I heard a still voice”
— Job 4:16 (KJV)
Job 4:16 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 4:16
“Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. sawest: Chaldee, wast seeing”
Shares key themes with Job 4:16: stood, form, thereof
“And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. pleased...: Heb. was good in the eyes of Pharaoh”
Shares key themes with Job 4:16: thereof, eyes, heard
“And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.”
Shares key themes with Job 4:16: before, mine, eyes
“For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Job 4:16: before, eyes, heard
“Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. the other: Heb. the second”
Shares key themes with Job 4:16: stood, before, mine
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