Job 41:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 41:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 41:23 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. flakes: Heb. fallings" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 41:23 — KJV
“The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. flakes: Heb. fallings”
— Job 41:23 (KJV)
Job 41:23 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 41:23
“To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry. themselves: Heb. their souls”
Shares key themes with Job 41:23: joined, firm, themselves
“And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. let them shave...: Heb. let them cause a razor to pass over, etc”
Shares key themes with Job 41:23: flesh, themselves, heb
“And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD? Ye take...: Heb. It is much for you”
Shares key themes with Job 41:23: together, themselves, heb
“That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord. accord: Heb. mouth”
Shares key themes with Job 41:23: together, themselves, heb
“Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.”
Shares key themes with Job 41:23: together, themselves, heb
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