Job 3:20
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;”Job 3:20
What Does Job 3:20 Mean?
Job 3:20 is found in the book of Job, chapter 3, verse 20 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 3:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Revelation 9:6“And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.”Jeremiah 20:18“Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?”Jonah 4:3“Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.”Job 7:15“So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.”Genesis 30:1“And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.”1 Samuel 1:10“And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.”Job 6:9“Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!”Job 40:2“Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.”Proverbs 31:6“Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.”Genesis 27:46“And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?”Exodus 16:3“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”Numbers 11:15“And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.”1 Kings 19:4“But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.”2 Kings 4:27“And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.”Job 3:16“Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.”Job 7:16“I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.”Job 9:18“He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.”Job 10:1“My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.”Job 13:26“For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.”Job 18:18“He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.”
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