Job 6:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 6:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 6:20 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 6:20 — KJV
“They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.”
— Job 6:20 (KJV)
Job 6:20 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 6:20
“Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.”
Shares key themes with Job 6:20: because, came, thither
“And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.”
Shares key themes with Job 6:20: confounded, came, ashamed
“Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.”
Shares key themes with Job 6:20: confounded, because, ashamed
“And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded. the riders...: or, they shall make the riders on horses ashamed”
Shares key themes with Job 6:20: confounded, because, ashamed
“Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. was...: Gr. voice was made confounded: or, troubled in mind”
Shares key themes with Job 6:20: confounded, because, came
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