Job 6:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 6:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 6:12 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? of brass: Heb. brasen?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 6:12 — KJV
“Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? of brass: Heb. brasen?”
— Job 6:12 (KJV)
Job 6:12 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 6:12
“And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. lookingglasses: or, brasen glasses assembling: Heb. assembling by troops”
Shares key themes with Job 6:12: brass, heb, brasen
“Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. made...: Heb. strengthened himself”
Shares key themes with Job 6:12: strength, stones, heb
“He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan. images: Heb. statues Nehushtan: that is, A piece of brass”
Shares key themes with Job 6:12: brass, heb, brasen
“The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass. bright: Heb. made bright, or, scoured”
Shares key themes with Job 6:12: flesh, brass, heb
“Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. made speed: Heb. strengthened himself”
Shares key themes with Job 6:12: strength, stones, heb
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