Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 18:3 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Job 18:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 18 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?”
Job 18:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 18:3
Wherefore are we counted as beasts (maddûa' neḥšaḇnû kaḇěhēmāh, מַדּוּעַ נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כַבְּהֵמָה)—Bildad protests Job's alleged contempt for the friends' counsel. The verb ḥāšaḇ (to count, reckon, regard) combined with běhēmāh (beast, animal, cattle) accuses Job of treating them as intellectually inferior, lacking rational capacity. This charge references Job 12:7-12, where Job sarcastically told them to learn from beasts and birds. Bildad misses Job's point—creation testifies to divine sovereignty while the friends parrot empty platitudes.And reputed vile in your sight (niṭmînû bě'ênêkem, נִט...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 18:3
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“So foolish was I”
“Therefore shall you not exalt them.”
“come on now again; I shall not find a wise man among you.”
“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”
“As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.,I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts., אָמַרְתִּי אֲנִי בְּלִבִּי עַל־דִּבְרַת בְּנֵי הָאָדָם לְבָרָם הָאֱלֹהִים וְלִרְאוֹת שְׁהֶם־בְּהֵמָה הֵמָּה לָהֶם׃ ,I said in my heart: It is because of the sons of men”