Job 30:26

“When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.”

"When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness." - Job 30:26
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What does Job 30:26 mean?

Job 30:26 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness." This verse is part of the book of Job, which is a wisdom literature text found in the Old Testament. Job is a story of…

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Finding Hope in the Midst of Darkness

The verse from Job 30:26 (KJV) encapsulates one of the most profound struggles of the human experience: the juxtaposition of hope and despair, light and darkness. The verse reads, "When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness."…

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A Prayer of Reflection and Resilience in Times of Darkness

Heavenly Father, In humility and reverence, I come before You today, seeking solace and strength in times of trial. You are my refuge and my fortress, a constant source of hope amidst the uncertainties of life. Today, I meditate on the words from Job 30:26, where it is written…

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Job 30:26 - "When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness."
Job 39:26-30 - "Job 39:26-30: Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? Does the eagle mount up at your command, and make her nest on high? She dwells and abides on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. From there she spies out the prey: her eyes behold it afar off. Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she."
Job 26:1 - "But Job answered and said,"
Job 30:30 - "My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat."
Job 30:28
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Exodus 26:30
"But Job answered and said," - Job 26:1
Job 34:30 - "That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared."
Job 30:6 - "To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks."
Job 38:30 - "The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen."
Job 30:29 - "I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls."
Job 30:9 - "And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword."
Job 30:27 - "My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me."
Job 30:4 - "Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat."
Genesis 26:30 - "And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink."
Proverbs 30:26 - "The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;"
Job 30:7 - "Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together."
"My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat." - Job 30:30
Job 22:30 - "He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands."
Job 6:30 - "Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?"
Job 30:25 - "Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?"
Job 33:30 - "To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living."
Job 30:13 - "They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper."
Job 26:11 - "The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof."
Numbers 26:30 - "These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:"