Job 6:9
6:8 Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! the thing: Heb. my expectationEven that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
KJV
even that it would please God to crush me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
What does Job 6:9 mean?
Job 6:9 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָאַל (yâʼal), אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh), דָּכָא (dâkâʼ). It connects to 11 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; fine: or, silk
2 Samuel 9:7And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
Job 3:10Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
Psalms 37:34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Ecclesiastes 2:18Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. taken: Heb. laboured
Ecclesiastes 2:19And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
Ecclesiastes 5:14But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
Isaiah 22:19And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
Daniel 2:48Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
Luke 15:22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
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Frequently asked questions
What does Job 6:9 say?
Job 6:9 (King James Version) reads: "Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!"
Is Job 6:9 in the Old or New Testament?
Job 6:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Job.
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