Job 14:17

“My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.”

"My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity." - Job 14:17
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What does Job 14:17 mean?

Job 14:17 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity." This verse comes from the book of Job, which is known for its exploration of the problem of evil and the nature of suffering. In order to…

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The Sealed Bag of Iniquity: Finding Hope in Brokenness

In the book of Job, chapter 14, verse 17, we encounter a profound and sobering reflection on sin and redemption: "My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity" (KJV). This verse encapsulates the deep anguish of Job as he grapples with his suffering…

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A Prayer of Redemption and Renewal

O Lord, Creator of the heavens and the Earth, I come before You in humble reverence and awe. Your majesty envelops the universe, and yet You have chosen to draw near to me, a mere mortal. Today, I reflect on the profound truth expressed in Job 14:17: "My transgression is sealed…

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Job 14:17 - "My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity."
Job 17:14 - "I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister."
Job 42:17 - "So Job died, being old and full of days."
Job 37:14 - "Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God."
Job 14:2
"I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister." - Job 17:14
Job 1:14 - "And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:"
"So Job died, being old and full of days." - Job 42:17
Job 3:17 - "There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest."
Job 38:14 - "It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment."
Job 17:12 - "They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness."
Job 41:17 - "They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered."
Job 17:2 - "Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?"
Job 36:14 - "They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean."
Job 20:17 - "He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter."
Job 8:17 - "His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones."
Job 12:17 - "He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools."
Job 5:14 - "They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night."
Job 16:17 - "Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure."
Job 13:17 - "Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears."
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."
Revelation 17:14
Acts 14:17
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Genesis 17-14
Job 17:15 - "And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?"