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Job 19:4 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Job 19:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 19 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.”
Job 19:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 19:4
And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself (וְאַף אֲמִנָּה שָׁגִיתִי, we'af 'umnam shagiti)—Job employs rhetorical concession. The verb שָׁגָה (shagah) means 'to go astray unintentionally,' distinct from deliberate sin (חָטָא, chata). Job isn't admitting guilt but challenging his friends' logic: even if he had unknowingly erred, that remains between him and God, not subject to their judgment.Mine error remaineth with myself—literally 'my error lodges with me.' The Hebrew לִין (lin, 'to lodge/remain') suggests temporary residence, not permanent guilt. Job insists his h...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 19:4
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“all souls are mine; as the soul of the father”
“you are wise for yourself. If you mock”
“according to what he has done”
“For every man shall bear his own burden.”
“and said”
“shall no man make you ashamed?”