Job 7:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 7:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 7:8 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. I am...: that is, I can liv..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 7:8 — KJV
“The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. I am...: that is, I can live no longer”
— Job 7:8 (KJV)
Job 7:8 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 7:8
“And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.”
Shares key themes with Job 7:8: eye, hath, seen
“He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.”
Shares key themes with Job 7:8: eye, hath, seen
“Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.”
Shares key themes with Job 7:8: eye, seen, see
“And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Job 7:8: eye, seen, see
“Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.”
Shares key themes with Job 7:8: eye, see, thine
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