Job 4:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 4:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 4:2 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking? to...: Heb. a word w..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 4:2 — KJV
“If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking? to...: Heb. a word withhold...: Heb. refrain from words?”
— Job 4:2 (KJV)
Job 4:2 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 4:2
“And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: imagination: or, stubbornness drunkenness...: Heb. the drunken to the thirsty”
Shares key themes with Job 4:2: himself, heb, word
“The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. gracious: Heb. grace”
Shares key themes with Job 4:2: himself, heb, word
“A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? is full...: Heb. multiplieth words”
Shares key themes with Job 4:2: can, heb, word
“Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. welfare: Heb. peace”
Shares key themes with Job 4:2: speaking, heb, word
“Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived. they...: Heb. they were silent from him”
Shares key themes with Job 4:2: speaking, heb, word
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