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Job 20:9 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Job 20:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 20 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.”
Job 20:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 20:9
The eye also which saw him shall see him no more (עַיִן שְׁזָפַתּוּ וְלֹא תוֹסִיף, ayin shezaphatthu velo tosiyph)—Zophar describes total erasure from human memory. The Hebrew shazaph (to see, behold) emphasizes eyewitness testimony, while lo tosiyph (shall not continue/do again) stresses finality. Neither shall his place any more behold him echoes Psalm 103:16 but twists its meaning. The psalmist uses this imagery to humble all humanity; Zophar weaponizes it against Job.The tragedy is that Zophar's description will partially come true—Job's seven sons and three daughters who once saw him will...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 20:9
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“but I shall not be.”
“neither shall his place know him any more.”
“then it shall deny him”
“'Where is he?'”
“and behold”
“and the wicked will be no more. Yes”
“and the spirit of God is in my nostrils);”
“his days are like grass. As a flower of the field”