Job 42:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 42:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 42:2 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. no thought can be...: or, no tho..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 42:2 — KJV
“I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. no thought can be...: or, no thought of thine can be hindered”
— Job 42:2 (KJV)
Job 42:2 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 42:2
“Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:2: canst, thing, can
“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; imaginations: or, reasonings”
Shares key themes with Job 42:2: know, every, thing
“And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:2: know, thing, thine
“This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:2: every, thing, thine
“Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:2: every, thing, thine
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