Job 5:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 5:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 5:12 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. their enterprise: or, a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 5:12 — KJV
“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. their enterprise: or, any thing”
— Job 5:12 (KJV)
Job 5:12 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 5:12
“Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. Zoar: that is, Little”
Shares key themes with Job 5:12: cannot, any, thing
“When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:12: hands, any, thing
“And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?”
Shares key themes with Job 5:12: hands, any, thing
“They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:12: hands, any, thing
“I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:12: cannot, any, thing
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