Job 3:26

“I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.”

"I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came." - Job 3:26
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What does Job 3:26 mean?

Job 3:26 (KJV) states, "I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came." The Book of Job is one of the most profound and thought-provoking books in the Bible. It addresses the age-old question of why good people suffer. It tells the story of Job…

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Finding Peace Amidst Turmoil: A Reflection on Job 3:26

The biblical figure of Job is renowned for his unwavering faith in God, even amidst severe trials and tribulations. The verse from Job 3:26 states, "I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came." This poignant declaration encapsulates the…

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A Prayer for Peace Amidst Trouble

O Eternal God, Creator of the heavens and the earth, I come before You today with a heart burdened by the chaos and tumult that life often brings. In the midst of trials and tribulations, I find solace in Your Word, notably in Job 3:26: "I was not in safety, neither had I rest…

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Job 3:26 - "I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came."
Job 26:3 - "How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?"
Job 3:23-26 - "Why is life given to a man whose way is veiled, whom God has hedged in? For sighing has become my daily food; my groans pour out like water. What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me. I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil. (Job 3:23-26)"
Job 26:1 - "But Job answered and said,"
"But Job answered and said," - Job 26:1
"How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?" - Job 26:3
Job 3:2 - "And Job spake, and said,"
Job 26:11 - "The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof."
Job 40:3 - "¶ Then Job answered the LORD, and said,"
Job 26:6 - "Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering."
Job 9:26 - "They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey."
Job 26:5 - "Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof."
Job 28:26 - "When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:"
Job 34:26 - "He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;"
Job 38:26 - "To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;"
Job 31:26 - "If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;"
Job 21:26 - "They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them."
Job 3:1 - "After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day."
"And Job spake, and said," - Job 3:2
Job 26:10 - "He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end."
Job 26:9 - "He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it."
Job 6:26 - "Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?"
Job 41:26 - "The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon."
Job 39:26 - "Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?"
Job 26:4 - "To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?"
"¶ Then Job answered the LORD, and said," - Job 40:3
Job 26:12 - "He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud."
Job 26:7 - "He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing."
Job 26:8 - "He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them."