Job 22:20

Job · Old Testament · Chapter 22

“Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.”Job 22:20

What Does Job 22:20 Mean?

Job 22:20 is found in the book of Job, chapter 22, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (13)

These passages are connected to Job 22:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Genesis 19:24“Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;”Job 1:16“While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.”Job 20:26“All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.”2 Peter 2:6“And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;”Job 4:7“Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?”Job 8:3“Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?”Job 15:5“For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.”Job 15:30“He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.”Job 20:18“That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.”Job 21:27“Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.”Ezekiel 14:16“Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.”Luke 13:1“There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.”Luke 17:29“But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.”

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