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Job 6:27 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Job 6:27 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 6 verse 27 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. ye overwhelm: Heb. ye cause to fall upon”
Job 6:27 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 6:27
Job's accusation intensifies with two vivid metaphors of betrayal. 'Overwhelm' (naphal, נָפַל) literally means to cause to fall or cast lots over, suggesting his friends would exploit even orphans for personal gain. 'Dig a pit' (karah, כָּרָה) evokes the hunter's trap, a premeditated act of destruction against one who should be protected. The progression from 'fatherless' to 'friend' is devastating—Job claims his companions would harm both the defenseless stranger and their intimate ally. This hyperbolic language expresses Job's perception that his friends' theological assault feels worse than...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 6:27
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“and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.”
“and take a pledge of the poor”
“and have given a boy for a prostitute”
“and to keep oneself unstained by the world.”
“and they take the widow's ox for a pledge.”
“and their destruction will not slumber.”
“and has fallen into the pit which he made.”
“and they cast lots for her honorable men”
“In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.”
“and the fatherless also”