Job 8:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 8:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 8:15 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 8:15 — KJV
“He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.”
— Job 8:15 (KJV)
Job 8:15 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 8:15
“Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:”
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“Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean.”
Shares key themes with Job 8:15: lean, house, hold
“And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. shall come...: Heb. in coming in shall come in, etc”
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“And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.”
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“And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left. on which...: or, he leaned on them”
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