Job 14:16

“For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?”

"For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?" - Job 14:16
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What does Job 14:16 mean?

Job 14:16 (KJV) - "For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?" The book of Job in the Old Testament is a rich and profound text that deals with issues of suffering, faith, and the character of God. Job is a righteous man who experiences immense suffering…

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Divine Oversight: Comfort in God's Care

In the book of Job, we confront one of the most profound and sobering moments of human existence. Job 14:16 states, "For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?" This verse encapsulates a blend of vulnerability, introspection, and the overarching reality of…

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A Prayer of Reflection and Accountability

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, we come before You today with humble hearts, seeking Your wisdom and guidance as we meditate upon the profound truth found in Job 14:16: "For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?" Lord, we acknowledge that…

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Job 14:16 - "For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?"
Job 16:14 - "He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant."
Job 16:1 - "Then Job answered and said,"
"He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant." - Job 16:14
Ezekiel 14:14-16 (KJVA) 14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD. 15 If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts: 16 Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.
Ezekiel 14:14-16 (KJVA) 14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD. 15 If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts: 16 Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.
"Then Job answered and said," - Job 16:1
Job 16:16 - "My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;"
Job 37:14 - "Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God."
Job 14:2
Job 35:16 - "Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge."
Job 1:14 - "And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:"
Job 42:16 - "After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations."
Job 12:16 - "With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his."
Job 33:16 - "Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,"
Job 38:14 - "It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment."
Job 36:14 - "They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean."
Job 6:16 - "Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:"
Job 28:16 - "It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire."
Job 5:14 - "They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night."
Job 28:14 - "The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me."
Ezekiel 14:14 - "Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD."
Job 16:17 - "Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure."
Job 5:16 - "So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth."
"My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;" - Job 16:16
Job 14:1 - "Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble."
Job 34:16 - "If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words."
Job 23:16 - "For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:"
Job 21:16 - "Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me."