Job 16:8

Job · Old Testament · Chapter 16

“And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.”Job 16:8

What Does Job 16:8 Mean?

Job 16:8 is found in the book of Job, chapter 16, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (12)

These passages are connected to Job 16:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Job 10:17“Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.”Ruth 1:21“I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?”Job 19:20“My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.”Psalms 109:24“My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.”Job 17:7“Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.”Job 33:21“His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.”Psalms 106:15“And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.”Isaiah 10:16“Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.”Isaiah 24:16“From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.”Lamentations 3:4“My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.”Ephesians 5:27“That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”James 5:3“Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.”

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