Job 40:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 40:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 40:22 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 40:22 — KJV
“The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.”
— Job 40:22 (KJV)
Job 40:22 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 40:22
“And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. boughs of goodly trees: Heb. fruit of, etc”
Shares key themes with Job 40:22: trees, willows, brook
“Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.”
Shares key themes with Job 40:22: cover, compass, about
“As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.”
Shares key themes with Job 40:22: cover, compass, about
“And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure”
Shares key themes with Job 40:22: trees, about
“For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Job 40:22: trees, cover
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