Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 35:5 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Job 35:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 35 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.”
Job 35:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 35:5
Look unto the heavens, and see (הַבֵּט שָׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה, habbet shamayim ur-eh)—The imperative habbet (הַבֵּט), from nabat (נָבַט), means 'to look intently' or 'to gaze upon.' Shamayim (שָׁמַיִם), 'heavens,' evokes cosmic scale and divine dwelling. Behold the clouds which are higher than thou (וְשׁוּר שְׁחָקִים גָּבְהוּ מִמֶּךָּ, ve-shur shechakim gavehu mimekka)—shechakim (שְׁחָקִים) means 'clouds' or 'skies,' from shachaq (שָׁחַק), 'to rub away' or 'pulverize,' suggesting dust-like cloud particles.Elihu employs creation pedagogy—directing Job's eyes upward to recognize creaturely limitation ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 35:5
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“so are my ways higher than your ways”
“and great in power”
“and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain”
“Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.”
“heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain you; how much less this house that I have built!”
“even the moon has no brightness”
“the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?”
“and said”
“the work of your fingers”