Job 13:26

“For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.”

"For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth." - Job 13:26
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What does Job 13:26 mean?

Job 13:26 (KJV) states, "For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth." This verse comes from the book of Job, which is found in the Old Testament of the Bible. In this verse, Job is lamenting the harsh treatment he feels he is…

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Bitter Realities: Embracing God's Sovereign Hand in Our Trials

The words of Job resonate with profound clarity in Job 13:26 (KJV): "For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth." This verse encapsulates a moment of raw honesty and anguish as Job grapples with his suffering. To fully…

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A Prayer of Reflection and Release

Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, I come before You with a heart that is heavy yet hopeful. Your scriptures remind us of the depths of human experience—of suffering, of regret, and of the bittersweet realities of our lives. As I meditate on Job 13:26, the words…

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Job 13:26 - "For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth."
Job 26:13 - "By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent."
Job 26:1 - "But Job answered and said,"
"By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent." - Job 26:13
"But Job answered and said," - Job 26:1
Job 26:11 - "The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof."
Job 26:6 - "Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering."
Job 9:26 - "They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey."
Job 26:5 - "Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof."
Job 34:26 - "He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;"
Job 38:26 - "To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;"
Job 31:26 - "If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;"
Job 28:26 - "When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:"
Job 21:26 - "They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them."
Job 2:11-13
Job 39:13-25
Job 26:10 - "He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end."
Job 26:9 - "He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it."
Job 6:26 - "Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?"
Job 41:26 - "The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon."
Job 39:26 - "Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?"
Job 26:4 - "To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?"
Job 2:11-13
Job 2:11-13
Job 26:12 - "He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud."
Job 26:7 - "He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing."
Job 26:8 - "He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them."
Job 15:26 - "He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:"
Job 3:26 - "I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came."