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Job 8:19 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Job 8:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 8 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.”
Job 8:19 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 8:19
Bildad concludes his plant imagery: 'Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.' The word 'joy' (mesos, מְשׂוֹשׂ) is bitterly ironic—this is the hypocrite's 'joyful' end: complete destruction and replacement. The phrase 'out of the earth shall others grow' (achar, אַחַר, others/different ones) indicates that the hypocrite's removal allows others to take his place. He's not only destroyed but forgotten, replaced by those who follow.Bildad's sarcasm is cruel if applied to Job: 'Behold your joyful destiny—obliteration and replacement!' The irony is that Bildad's d...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 8:19
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“the joy of the godless but for a moment?”
“To make them sit with princes”
“He raiseth up the poor out of the dust”
“Yahweh”
“this is he who hears the word”
“'We have Abraham for our father”
“and lifts up another.”