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Job 10:9 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Job 10:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 10 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?”
Job 10:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 10:9
Job appeals to his creaturely status: 'Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?' The verb 'remember' (zakar, זָכַר) pleads for God to recall and act based on remembering. 'Made me as the clay' echoes Genesis 2:7—humans formed from dust. Job appeals to God's craftsmanship: would an artist destroy his work? The phrase 'bring me into dust again' (shub el-aphar, שׁוּב אֶל-עָפָר) refers to death, reversing creation.Job's appeal assumes God's creative work implies ongoing care—if God invested effort creating, why destroy? The logic seems s...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 10:9
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“and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
“Yahweh”
“for out of it you were taken. For you are dust”
“and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”
“remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness”
“from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor”
“can't I do with you as this potter? says Yahweh. Behold”
“'What are you making?' or your work”
“My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.”
“'You are my father;' to the worm”