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Job 19:12 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Job 19:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 19 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.”
Job 19:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 19:12
His troops come together (יַחַד יָבֹאוּ גְדוּדָיו, yachad yavo'u gedudav)—Job shifts to military metaphor. The גְּדוּד (gedud, 'raiding band/troops') suggests organized assault, not random calamity. Job's suffering feels coordinated, strategic—an siege laid by divine forces.And raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle (וַיָּסֹלּוּ עָלַי דַּרְכָּם וַיַּחֲנוּ סָבִיב לְאָהֳלִי)—The verb סָלַל (salal, 'to cast up, lift up') describes building siege ramps (2 Samuel 20:15). The verb חָנָה (chanah, 'to encamp') depicts military encirclement. Job portrays himself as a besieg...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 19:12
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“They cast up against me their ways of destruction.”
“and does not spare. He pours out my gall on the ground.”
“the rod of my anger”
“and casts me into the hands of the wicked.”
“who have said to your soul”