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Job 21:19 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Job 21:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 21 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. his iniquity: that is, the punishment of his iniquity”
Job 21:19 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 21:19
Job quotes his friends' theology: "God layeth up his [the wicked man's] iniquity for his children." The Hebrew tsaphan (צָפַן, "layeth up") means to treasure or store, suggesting God reserves punishment. The phrase "he rewardeth him, and he shall know it" uses shalam (שָׁלַם, "rewardeth")—to recompense or repay. Job is critiquing vicarious punishment theology: why should the wicked man's children suffer for his sins when the man himself prospers? This challenges collective guilt concepts while affirming individual accountability. Reformed theology, grounded in Ezekiel 18:20 ("The soul that sin...
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Cross-References for Job 21:19
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“nor serve them”
“Why does not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son has done that which is lawful and right”
“that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel”
“that they not rise up and possess the earth”
“The fathers have eaten sour grapes”
“and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued”
“sealed up among my treasures?”
“For he hath made him to be sin for us”
“revelation”
“He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.”