Job 9:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 9:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 9:24 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is h..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 9:24 — KJV
“The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?”
— Job 9:24 (KJV)
Job 9:24 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 9:24
“When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:24: earth, given, into
“And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:24: given, into, hand
“For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:24: earth, hand, wicked
“Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? a man: Heb. a male”
Shares key themes with Job 9:24: into, hand, faces
“And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:24: given, into, hand
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