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Job 5:8 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Job 5:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 5 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:”
Job 5:8 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 5:8
Eliphaz's advice 'I would seek unto God' assumes Job hasn't already done so, adding insult to injury. The counsel itself is sound - seeking God in trouble aligns with Scripture - but the implication that Job's suffering stems from prayerlessness reveals the friends' fundamental misunderstanding.
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Cross-References for Job 5:8
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“and you will honor me.,And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me., וּקְרָאֵנִי בְּיוֹם צָרָה אֲחַלֶּצְךָ וּתְכַבְּדֵנִי׃ ,And call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt honour Me.',49:15 καὶ ἐπικάλεσαί με ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θλίψεως καὶ ἐξελοῦμαί σε καὶ δοξάσεις με διάψαλμα,49:15 And call upon me in the day of affliction; and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Pause.,,,,”
“and he will do this:”
“he begged Yahweh his God”
“as to a faithful Creator.”
“and he will hear you. You shall pay your vows.”
“for I know him whom I have believed”
“when he was cursed”
“make your supplication to the Almighty.”
“and the flocks”