Job 8:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 8:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 8:8 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 8:8 — KJV
“For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:”
— Job 8:8 (KJV)
Job 8:8 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 8:8
“Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.”
Shares key themes with Job 8:8: pray, thyself
“And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.”
Shares key themes with Job 8:8: age, fathers
“And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. with...: Heb. with that red, with that red pottage Edom: that is Red”
Shares key themes with Job 8:8: pray, age
“Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not. searched: Heb. felt”
Shares key themes with Job 8:8: age, search
“And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.”
Shares key themes with Job 8:8: age, search
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