Job 42:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 42:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 42:6 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 42:6 — KJV
“Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
— Job 42:6 (KJV)
Job 42:6 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 42:6
“And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:”
Shares key themes with Job 42:6: dust, ashes
“Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:6: wherefore, repent
“And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel: ashes: Heb. dust running...: Heb. living waters shall be given”
Shares key themes with Job 42:6: dust, ashes
“Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:6: wherefore, abhor
“And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:”
Shares key themes with Job 42:6: dust, ashes
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