Job 40:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 40:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 40:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 40:16 — KJV
“Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.”
— Job 40:16 (KJV)
Job 40:16 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 40:16
“But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. that...: Heb. that is found with him”
Shares key themes with Job 40:16: now, strength
“As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.”
Shares key themes with Job 40:16: now, strength
“Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known. toucheth: Heb. smelleth”
Shares key themes with Job 40:16: now, strength
“And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force. presently: Heb. as on the day”
Shares key themes with Job 40:16: now, force
“Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. made...: Heb. intreated the face”
Shares key themes with Job 40:16: now, force
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