Job 9:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 9:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 9:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 9:16 — KJV
“If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.”
— Job 9:16 (KJV)
Job 9:16 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 9:16
“And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:16: answered, believe, voice
“And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah. Hormah: that is, Utter destruction”
Shares key themes with Job 9:16: called, hearkened, voice
“As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:16: yet, would, voice
“Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadeshbarnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:16: believe, hearkened, voice
“If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:16: would, hearkened, voice
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