Job 17:16

“They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.”

"They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust." - Job 17:16
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What does Job 17:16 mean?

The Bible verse Job 17:16 in the King James Version states, "They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust." This verse is from the Book of Job, which is located in the Old Testament. Job is a complex and poetic book that deals with the problem…

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Finding Hope in the Dust: A Devotional on Job 17:16

The book of Job is a profound discourse on suffering, faith, and the resilience of the human spirit. In Job 17:16, we encounter a poignant reminder of mortality and the transient nature of our existence: "They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in…

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A Prayer of Reflection and Hope in Hardship

Heavenly Father, Sovereign Lord of all creation, we come before You in humble reverence, bearing the weight of our struggles and sorrows, as we reflect on the profound truth expressed in Job 17:16: "They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the…

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Job 17:16 - "They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust."
Job 16:17 - "Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure."
"Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure." - Job 16:17
Job 16:1 - "Then Job answered and said,"
Job 42:17 - "So Job died, being old and full of days."
"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 35:16 - "Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge."
"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 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,"
Galatians 5:16-17
Galatians 5:16-17
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 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."
1 corinthians 3:16-17
1 corinthians 3:16-17
1 corinthians 3:16-17
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 13:17 - "Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears."
Genesis 17-16
Romans 16:17