Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 3:8 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Job 3:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 3 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning. their: or, leviathan”
Job 3:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 3:8
Job invokes those who curse days and are ready to 'raise up mourning' (or 'rouse leviathan'—Hebrew 'livyatan'). This may refer to professional cursers/magicians believed able to invoke chaos against days, or to mythological imagery of sea monsters representing cosmic disorder. Job's rhetoric reaches for the most powerful forces of curse and chaos to express his wish for non-existence, yet remains within poetic bounds rather than actual invocation of pagan magic.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 3:8
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“None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?”
“the God of Armies”
“they are written in the lamentations.”
“and he saw an uproar”
“the mighty are afraid. They retreat before his thrashing.”
“'We played the flute for you”
“Consider you”