Job 9:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 9:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 9:25 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 9:25 — KJV
“Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.”
— Job 9:25 (KJV)
Job 9:25 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 9:25
“So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:25: now, days, flee
“For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:25: now, days, than
“That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. That...: Heb. If thou shalt”
Shares key themes with Job 9:25: now, away, good
“Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.”
Shares key themes with Job 9:25: now, away, see
“And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. multitude: Heb. fulness”
Shares key themes with Job 9:25: now, than, see
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