Job 3:23
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?”Job 3:23
What Does Job 3:23 Mean?
Job 3:23 is found in the book of Job, chapter 3, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Job 3:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 19:8“He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.”Hosea 2:6“Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.”Lamentations 3:7“He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.”Job 40:2“Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.”Isaiah 40:27“Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?”Job 12:14“Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.”Job 19:12“His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.”Psalms 31:8“And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.”Psalms 88:8“Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.”Lamentations 3:9“He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.”Job 19:6“Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.”
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