Job 6:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 6:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 6:9 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 6:9 — KJV
“Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!”
— Job 6:9 (KJV)
Job 6:9 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 6:9
“Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth. that...: Heb. that the revenger of blood do not multiply to destroy”
Shares key themes with Job 6:9: even, would, god
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. sea coast: or, haven of the sea”
Shares key themes with Job 6:9: god, destroy, hand
“But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.”
Shares key themes with Job 6:9: would, god, let
“When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. some...: Heb. matter of nakedness divorcement: Heb. cutting off”
Shares key themes with Job 6:9: let, hand, cut
“And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!”
Shares key themes with Job 6:9: would, god, destroy
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