Job 9:17

“For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.”

"For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause." - Job 9:17
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What does Job 9:17 mean?

Job 9:17 (KJV) - For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. In order to fully understand the depth and significance of Job 9:17, it is important to first consider the context in which this verse is situated. The Book of Job is one of the oldest…

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Finding Strength in the Tempest: A Reflection on Job 9:17

The Book of Job is often referred to as the pinnacle of biblical exploration regarding suffering and divine justice. Within its pages, Job exhibits a profound theological wrestling match with God, questioning everything from the nature of pain to the righteousness of his own…

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A Prayer for Strength in the Tempest of Life

O Sovereign Lord, my God, I come before You today, my heart heavy and spirit worn, reflecting upon Your holy word as spoken in the book of Job. In Job 9:17, we read, "For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause." As I ponder this verse, I find…

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Job 9:17 - "For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause."
Job 9:17-18 - "For he crushes me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause; he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness."
"For he crushes me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause; he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness." - Job 9:17-18
Job 17:9 - "The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger."
Job 42:17 - "So Job died, being old and full of days."
Job 9:1 - "Then Job answered and said,"
"The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger." - Job 17:9
"Then Job answered and said," - Job 9:1
Job 1:9 - "Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?"
Job 9:9 - "Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south."
"So Job died, being old and full of days." - Job 42:17
Job 3:17 - "There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest."
Job 1:9 no words
Job 17:12 - "They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness."
Job 41:17 - "They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered."
Job 17:2 - "Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?"
Job 1:9 no words
Job 20:17 - "He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter."
Job 8:17 - "His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones."
Job 12:17 - "He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools."
Job 16:17 - "Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure."
Job 13:17 - "Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears."
Job 17:15 - "And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?"
Job 17:1 - "My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me."
Job 29:17 - "And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth."
Job 28:17 - "The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold."
Job 42:9 - "So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job."
Job 9:29 - "If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?"
Job 29:9 - "The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth."