Job 17:6
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.”Job 17:6
What Does Job 17:6 Mean?
Job 17:6 is found in the book of Job, chapter 17, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (9)
These passages are connected to Job 17:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 30:9“And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.”Psalms 44:14“Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.”Job 12:4“I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.”Psalms 69:11“I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.”Genesis 31:27“Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?”Numbers 12:14“And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.”1 Kings 9:7“Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:”Job 30:10“They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.”Isaiah 5:12“And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.”
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