Job 29:17

“And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.”

"And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth." - Job 29:17
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What does Job 29:17 mean?

Job 29:17 in the King James Version reads: "And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth." This verse comes from the book of Job, which is the story of a righteous man who faces extreme suffering and adversity. In this particular passage, Job is…

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Defending the Defenseless: A Devotional Reflection on Job 29:17

In the heart of Job’s lament, nestled in his recollection of former days of honor and dignity, we find the profound verse: "And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth" (Job 29:17, KJV). This verse encapsulates not just a moment in Job's life, but…

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Prayer of Justice and Deliverance: Empowering the Spirit Against Wickedness

Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus, I come before You today with a heart full of gratitude and awe for Your unfailing love and justice. You, O Lord, are our stronghold, our refuge in times of trouble, and I thank You for being the God who fights on our behalf. Today, I am…

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Job 29:17 - "And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth."
Job 29:1 - "Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,"
"Moreover Job continued his parable, and said," - Job 29:1
Job 42:17 - "So Job died, being old and full of days."
Job 9:29 - "If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?"
Job 29:15 - "I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame."
Job 30:29 - "I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls."
Job 29:9 - "The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth."
Job 41:29 - "Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear."
Job 33:29 - "Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,"
Job 29:10 - "The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth."
Job 29:23 - "And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain."
Job 29:14 - "I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem."
Job 36:29 - "Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?"
Job 29:20 - "My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand."
Job 29:24 - "If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down."
Job 29:4 - "As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;"
Job 29:5 - "When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;"
Job 21:29 - "Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,"
Job 29:8 - "The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up."
Job 29:16 - "I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out."
Job 20:29 - "This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God."
Job 29:21 - "Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel."
Job 29:2 - "Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;"
Job 39:29 - "From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off."
Job 29:22 - "After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them."
Job 29:13 - "The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy."
Exodus 13:17-14:29
Job 38:29 - "Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?"