Job 40:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 40:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 40:24 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. He...: or, Will any take him in his sight, or, bore his no..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 40:24 — KJV
“He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. He...: or, Will any take him in his sight, or, bore his nose with a gin?”
— Job 40:24 (KJV)
Job 40:24 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 40:24
“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet...: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination”
Shares key themes with Job 40:24: through, any, gin
“And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.”
Shares key themes with Job 40:24: through, any, gin
“And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;”
Shares key themes with Job 40:24: eyes, through, any
“Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.”
Shares key themes with Job 40:24: eyes, snares, any
“Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. bribe: Heb. ransom to blind...: or, that I should hide mine eyes at him”
Shares key themes with Job 40:24: eyes, any, take
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