Job 31:40
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 31
“Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.”Job 31:40
What Does Job 31:40 Mean?
Job 31:40 is found in the book of Job, chapter 31, verse 40 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 31:40 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 72:20“The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.”Jeremiah 51:64“And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.”Genesis 3:18“Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;”Proverbs 24:31“And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.”Genesis 3:17“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”Leviticus 26:20“And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.”Job 31:22“Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.”Isaiah 7:23“And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.”Zephaniah 2:9“Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.”Malachi 1:3“And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.”Hebrews 6:8“But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.”
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