Job 6:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 6:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 6:23 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 6:23 — KJV
“Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?”
— Job 6:23 (KJV)
Job 6:23 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 6:23
“And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.”
Shares key themes with Job 6:23: deliver, enemy, hand
“But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Job 6:23: hand, redeem, mighty
“I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.”
Shares key themes with Job 6:23: hand, redeem, mighty
“Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.”
Shares key themes with Job 6:23: deliver, enemy, hand
“And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us. which...: Heb. and who multiplied our slain”
Shares key themes with Job 6:23: deliver, enemy, hand
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