Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 21:5 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Job 21:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 21 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth. Mark: Heb. Look unto me”
Job 21:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 21:5
Mark me, and be astonished (פְּנוּ־אֵלַי וְהָשַׁמּוּ, penu-elay vehashamu)—The verb panah (פָּנָה) means to turn or face, demanding undivided attention. Shamem (שָׁמֵם) conveys horror, devastation, or appalled shock. Job isn't asking for sympathy but for his friends to confront the reality that will shatter their theology.Lay your hand upon your mouth—This gesture signifies stunned silence (Judges 18:19, Micah 7:16). Job's coming argument about wicked prosperity will be so overwhelming that honest observers must fall silent. The phrase anticipates God's eventual rebuke of the friends (42:7) an...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 21:5
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“Hold your peace”
“and laid their hand on their mouth.”
“for it is an evil time.”
“The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth”
“because you did it.”
“and his ways past tracing out!”
“Upright men shall be astonied at this”
“and didn't recognize him”