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Job 37:20 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Job 37:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 37 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.”
Job 37:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 37:20
Shall it be told him that I speak?—Elihu questions whether humans should even presume to demand God's attention. The Hebrew verb סָפַר (saphar, 'told/recounted') suggests formal reporting. If a man speak with complaints or accusations against God, surely he shall be swallowed up (יְבֻלָּע, yebula). The verb בָּלַע (bala) means to swallow, engulf, destroy—the same word describes the earth swallowing Korah (Numbers 16:30) and death swallowing up forever in messianic hope (Isaiah 25:8).Elihu warns that presumptuous speech before God invites judgment. This echoes Ecclesiastes 5:2: 'Be not rash wit...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 37:20
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“they will give account of it in the day of judgment.”
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“therefore have my words been rash.”