Job 20:23
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.”Job 20:23
What Does Job 20:23 Mean?
Job 20:23 is found in the book of Job, chapter 20, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 20:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 78:30“They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,”Psalms 11:6“Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.”Numbers 11:33“And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.”Psalms 37:9“For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.”Amos 8:10“And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.”Nahum 1:2“God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.”Job 27:20“Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.”Daniel 4:31“While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.”Genesis 19:24“Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;”Exodus 9:23“And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.”Joshua 7:24“And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.”2 Kings 7:20“And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.”2 Kings 9:24“And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.”Job 21:25“And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.”Job 31:23“For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.”Job 40:11“Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.”Psalms 73:19“How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.”Psalms 78:49“He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.”Isaiah 21:4“My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.”Jeremiah 20:4“For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.”
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