Job 38:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?”
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“which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“That I have kept back for a time of distress, For a day of conflict and battle.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 38:23 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 9:18Behold, at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded until now.
- Exodus 9:24The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation.
- Joshua 10:11As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
- Job 36:13The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.
- Job 36:31For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.
- Isaiah 30:30And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.
- Ezekiel 13:11tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth.
- Ezekiel 13:13Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.
- Matthew 7:27The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
- Revelation 16:21And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.
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