Job 21:34

“How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?”

"How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?" - Job 21:34
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What does Job 21:34 mean?

Job 21:34 (KJV) states, "How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?" This verse, taken from the Book of Job in the Old Testament, is part of a larger conversation between Job and his friends. The verse reflects Job's despair and frustration…

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The Illusion of Comfort: Job's Struggle with Falsehood

The book of Job is a profound mixture of poetry and deep theological discourse, exploring themes of suffering, justice, and the human condition. In Job 21:34, we find Job expressing his disillusionment with the counsel of his friends: "How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in…

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A Prayer for Truth and Comfort Amidst Deception

O Gracious and Sovereign Lord, In Your infinite wisdom, You have crafted every detail of our lives, and Your word guides us through the tender paths of truth and grace. Today, I come before You, my heart heavy with the burdens that often cloud my understanding. I seek Your light…

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Job 21:34 - "How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?"
Job 34:21 - "For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings."
"For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings." - Job 34:21
Job 34:34 - "Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me."
Job 34:35 - "Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom."
Job 34:7 - "What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?"
Job 34:36 - "My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men."
Job 34:5 - "For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment."
Genesis 21-34
Job 34:1 - "Furthermore Elihu answered and said,"
Job 34:3 - "For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat."
Job 34:30 - "That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared."
Job 21:1 - "But Job answered and said,"
Job 15:34 - "For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery."
Job 34:16 - "If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words."
Numbers 34:21 - "Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon."
Job 34:26 - "He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;"
Job 34:22 - "There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves."
Job 34:25 - "Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed."
Genesis 21:34 - "And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days."
Job 34:12 - "Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment."
Job 34:18 - "Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?"
"But Job answered and said," - Job 21:1
Job 41:34 - "He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride."
Job 34:15 - "All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust."
Job 34:24 - "He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead."
Job 1:21
"Furthermore Elihu answered and said," - Job 34:1
"Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom." - Job 34:35