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Job 21:2 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Job 21:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 21 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.”
Job 21:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 21:2
Job requests consolations (תַּנְחוּמֹתֵיכֶם, tanchumotekem), exposing the failure of his friends' comfort. The verb nasa (נָשָׂא, "suffer") means to bear or carry—Job asks them to simply bear with him, to endure his speech. True comfort requires patient listening, not premature answers. The Reformed tradition recognizes that the ministry of presence often supersedes the ministry of words. Job's request echoes the New Testament call to "weep with those who weep" (Romans 12:15) before rushing to theological explanation. The friends' failure to provide genuine comfort foreshadows the need for a m...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 21:2
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“lest perhaps we drift away.”
“Job”
“he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim”
“even the word that is gentle toward you?”
“and eat you that which is good”