Job 7:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 7:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 7:17 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 7:17 — KJV
“What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?”
— Job 7:17 (KJV)
Job 7:17 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 7:17
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with Job 7:17: set, thine, heart
“Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? at home: Heb. at thy house”
Shares key themes with Job 7:17: shouldest, thine, heart
“Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?”
Shares key themes with Job 7:17: shouldest, thine, heart
“Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. cruel: Heb. hard”
Shares key themes with Job 7:17: set, thine, heart
“Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.”
Shares key themes with Job 7:17: set, thine, heart
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