Job 41:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 41:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 41:27 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 41:27 — KJV
“He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.”
— Job 41:27 (KJV)
Job 41:27 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 41:27
“Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.”
Shares key themes with Job 41:27: iron, brass, wood
“For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.”
Shares key themes with Job 41:27: iron, brass, wood
“They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.”
Shares key themes with Job 41:27: iron, brass, wood
“But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:”
Shares key themes with Job 41:27: iron, brass, wood
“The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, thyine: or, sweet”
Shares key themes with Job 41:27: iron, brass, wood
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