Job 19:21
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 19
“Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.”Job 19:21
What Does Job 19:21 Mean?
Job 19:21 is found in the book of Job, chapter 19, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Compassion.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 19:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 1:11“But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.”Ruth 1:13“Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.”Job 4:5“But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.”Ecclesiastes 4:1“So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.”Ruth 2:9“Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.”Job 6:9“Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!”Psalms 38:2“For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.”Lamentations 3:1“I AM the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.”Acts 13:11“And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.”Genesis 3:3“But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.”Job 2:5“But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.”Job 2:10“But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.”Job 2:11“Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.”Job 6:4“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.”Job 6:14“To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.”Job 32:13“Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.”Psalms 69:20“Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.”Psalms 69:26“For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.”Psalms 109:16“Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.”Jeremiah 15:5“For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?”
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