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Job 3:1 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Job 3:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 3 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Job Curses the Day of His Birth
“After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.”
Job 3:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 3:1
Job's curse upon his birthday marks the transition from patient endurance (1:21-22, 2:10) to raw lament. The Hebrew verb 'cursed' (qalal) intensifies the depth of Job's anguish - he wishes to un-create his own existence. This brutal honesty before God models faithful lament that doesn't minimize suffering.
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Cross-References for Job 3:1
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“Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.”
“he spoke rashly with his lips.”
“even from good. My sorrow was stirred.”
“and touch his bone and his flesh”
“and he multiplies words without knowledge.,Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge., וְאִיּוֹב הֶבֶל יִפְצֶה־פִּיהוּ בִּבְלִי־דַעַת מִלִּין יַכְבִּר׃ פ ,But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.,καὶ ιωβ ματαίως ἀνοίγει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγνωσίᾳ ῥήματα βαρύνει,Yet Job vainly opens his mouth, in ignorance he multiplies words.,,,,”
“Job did not sin”
“Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die.”
“and touch all that he has”