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Job 38:17 Cross-References
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“Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?”
Job 38:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 38:17
"Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?" God questions whether Job has accessed death's realm. The Hebrew sha'are mavet (שַׁעֲרֵי־מָוֶת, "gates of death") and sha'are tsalmavet (שַׁעֲרֵי צַלְמָוֶת, "gates of the shadow of death") present death as a guarded domain. Only God possesses authority over death and Sheol. This anticipates Christ who holds "the keys of hell and of death" (Revelation 1:18) and conquered death through resurrection. Job cannot comprehend death's mysteries; God alone governs life and death.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 38:17
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“Yahweh. See my affliction by those who hate me”
“Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.”
“Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.”
“I will fear no evil”
“and brings out to light the shadow of death.”
“and broke their bonds in sunder.”
“being bound in affliction and iron”
“the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.”
“to those who sat in the region and shadow of death”
“and turns the shadow of death into the morning”