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Job 3:20 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Job 3:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 3 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;”
Job 3:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 3:20
Job asks, 'Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul?' 'Light' symbolizes life itself (Psalm 56:13); Job questions God's purpose in giving life to those whose experience is only suffering. The 'bitter in soul' (Hebrew 'mar nephesh') describes those whose inner being is filled with bitterness. This is theology's hardest question: Why does God sustain life that is only pain? Job doesn't receive a direct answer, but the book ultimately shows that God's purposes transcend our understanding.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 3:20
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“that my days should be consumed with shame?”
“death rather than my bones.”
“and prayed to Yahweh”
“Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish”
“she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said”
“and cut me off!”
“that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.”
“as infants who never saw light.”
“He will deliver his soul from going into the pit”