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Job 19:22 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Job 19:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 19 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?”
Job 19:22 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 19:22
'Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?' Job accuses friends of 'persecuting' (תִּרְדְּפֻנִי, tirdefuni—pursuing, chasing) him 'as God' (כְּמוֹ־אֵל, kemo-El) does, insatiable with his 'flesh' (מִבְּשָׂרִי, mibsari). This shocking accusation: they imitate God's apparent persecution. Proverbs 17:5 warns 'whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker.' By persecuting Job, they join what they perceive as God's judgment. But God isn't judging Job; they've misread the situation. This warns against joining perceived divine opposition to someone. We might be opposing God's ...
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Cross-References for Job 19:22
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“For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.”
“you hunt me like a lion. Again you show yourself powerful to me.”
“'Who can find one who has not been filled with his meat?'”
“Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?”
“and casts me into the hands of the wicked.”
“and flay their skin from off them”
“and touch his bone and his flesh”
“who have said to your soul”
“and does not spare. He pours out my gall on the ground.”