Job 8:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 8:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 8:5 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 8:5 — KJV
“If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;”
— Job 8:5 (KJV)
Job 8:5 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 8:5
“And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; a multitude...: Heb. an assembly of people”
Shares key themes with Job 8:5: god, make, almighty
“And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.”
Shares key themes with Job 8:5: seek, god, make
“Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.”
Shares key themes with Job 8:5: god, make, supplication
“And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:”
Shares key themes with Job 8:5: seek, god, supplication
“And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. residue: or, excellency godly...: Heb. seed of God treacherously: or, unfaithfully”
Shares key themes with Job 8:5: seek, god, make
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