Job 5:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 5:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 5:4 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 5:4 — KJV
“His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.”
— Job 5:4 (KJV)
Job 5:4 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 5:4
“An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:4: safety, neither, any
“They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:4: children, neither, any
“Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:4: children, neither, any
“Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:4: crushed, neither, any
“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:4: children, far, any
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