Job 8:5
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;”Job 8:5
What Does Job 8:5 Mean?
Job 8:5 is found in the book of Job, chapter 8, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Prayer.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Job 8:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 55:6“Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:”Job 22:23“If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.”James 4:7“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”Job 5:8“I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:”Job 11:13“If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;”Psalms 63:1“O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;”Matthew 7:7“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:”Hebrews 3:7“Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,”2 Chronicles 33:12“And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,”Job 9:15“Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.”Job 16:17“Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.”Job 22:21“Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.”Mark 4:38“And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?”Job 10:2“I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.”
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