What does Job 5:26 mean?

Job 5:26 highlights themes such as life-cycle, fulfillment, harvest when read in context.

How should I apply Job 5:26 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.

24And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

25Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.

27Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

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Ecclesiastes 3:2
Both verses reflect on the natural cycles of life and death.
Galatians 6:9
This verse encourages perseverance, similar to the idea of coming to fulfillment in due time.
John 12:24
Jesus uses the imagery of grain to illustrate the principle of dying to produce new life.