Job 42:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 42:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 42:17 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So Job died, being old and full of days." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 42:17 — KJV
“So Job died, being old and full of days.”
— Job 42:17 (KJV)
Job 42:17 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 42:17
“And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.”
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“And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:17: died, old, full
“But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.”
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“And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:17: being, old, days
“Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:17: died, old, full
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