Job 5:14

“They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.”

"They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night." - Job 5:14
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What does Job 5:14 mean?

Job 5:14 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night." This verse is part of a speech delivered by Eliphaz, one of Job's friends, who is attempting to explain the reason for Job's suffering…

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Walking in the Light: A Devotional Reflection on Job 5:14

In the book of Job, we encounter profound themes of suffering, divine providence, and human despair. Job 5:14 (KJV) presents a vivid image: "They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night." This verse encapsulates the trials faced by humanity…

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Prayer for Enlightenment in Times of Darkness

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with humble hearts, seeking Your light in the midst of our struggles and uncertainties. As Your Word declares in Job 5:14, "They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night," we acknowledge, Lord, that at…

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Job 5:14 - "They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night."
Job 14:5 - "Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;"
Job 37:14 - "Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God."
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Job 1:14 - "And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:"
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Job 34:5 - "For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment."
Job 38:14 - "It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment."
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Job 36:14 - "They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean."
"Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;" - Job 14:5
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Job 20:5 - "That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?"
Job 28:14 - "The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me."
Ezekiel 14:14 - "Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD."
Job 14:1 - "Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble."
Job 14:14 - "If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come."
Job 5:5 - "Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance."
Job 39:14 - "Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,"
Job 23:14 - "For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him."
Job 7:14 - "Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:"
Job 24:14 - "The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief."
Job 3:14 - "With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;"
Job 33:14 - "For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not."
Job 14:4 - "Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one."
Job 14:11 - "As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:"
Job 1:5 - "And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually."
Job 29:14 - "I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem."