Job 6:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 6:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 6:21 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid. ye are...: or, ye are like to them: Heb. to it nothing: ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 6:21 — KJV
“For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid. ye are...: or, ye are like to them: Heb. to it nothing: Heb. not”
— Job 6:21 (KJV)
Job 6:21 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 6:21
“And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. perish: Heb. be consumed”
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“And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow: who...: Heb. great of acts lionlike...: Heb. lion of God”
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“Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. who had...: Heb. great of deeds”
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“Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore. wept...: Heb. wept a great weeping”
Shares key themes with Job 6:21: now, casting, down
“In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. shall prosper: Heb. shall be right”
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