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Job 13:26 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Job 13:26 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 13 verse 26 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.”
Job 13:26 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 13:26
'How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?' Job's anguish breaks through: 'How long' (עַד־אָנָה, ad-anah) introduces lament's classic question. They 'vex' (תּוֹגְיוּן, togyun—grieve, afflict) his 'soul' (נַפְשִׁי, nafshi) and 'break in pieces' (תְּדַכְּאוּנַנִּי, tedakkunani—crush, oppress) with 'words' (מִלִּין, millin). Words can wound (Proverbs 12:18, 18:21). The friends' speeches compound Job's suffering. This warns against theological abuse—using truth to bludgeon. James 3:1-12 addresses the tongue's power to destroy. The Reformed emphasis on speaking truth in love ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 13:26
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“nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness”
“and said to him”
“when your flesh and your body are consumed”
“I repented; and after that I was instructed”
“but youth shall lie down with him in the dust.”
“Don't call me Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.,And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me., וַתֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶן אַל־תִּקְרֶאנָה לִי נָעֳמִי קְרֶאןָ לִי מָרָא כִּי־הֵמַר שַׁדַּי לִי מְאֹד׃ ,And she said unto them: Call me not Naomi [That is”
“who had been sick for thirty-eight years.”
“For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.”