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Job 3:12 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Job 3:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 3 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?”
Job 3:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 3:12
Job wishes he had died at birth: 'Why did the knees receive me? or why the breasts that I should suck?' The 'knees' refers to the midwife or father receiving the newborn, while 'breasts' indicates nursing that sustains life. Job questions why these normal life-giving actions occurred—better to have died immediately than to live only to experience his current agony. This reflects how suffering can make survival itself seem undesirable, yet Job still doesn't take action to end his life.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 3:12
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“Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.”
“Behold”
“the son of Manasseh”
“in the day you were born your navel was not cut”