Job 8:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 8:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 8:11 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 8:11 — KJV
“Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?”
— Job 8:11 (KJV)
Job 8:11 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 8:11
“But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.”
Shares key themes with Job 8:11: can, mire, water
“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
Shares key themes with Job 8:11: without, water
“And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.”
Shares key themes with Job 8:11: can, without
“And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. that...: Heb. that women who draw water go forth”
Shares key themes with Job 8:11: without, water
“And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.”
Shares key themes with Job 8:11: can, water
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