Job 33:6

Job · Old Testament · Chapter 33

“Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay.”Job 33:6

What Does Job 33:6 Mean?

Job 33:6 is found in the book of Job, chapter 33, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (16)

These passages are connected to Job 33:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Genesis 2:7“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”Job 4:19“How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?”2 Corinthians 5:20“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.”Job 10:9“Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?”Job 31:35“Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.”2 Corinthians 5:1“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”Genesis 3:19“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”Genesis 30:2“And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?”Exodus 4:16“And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.”Job 9:32“For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.”Job 11:5“But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;”Job 13:12“Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.”Job 20:22“In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.”Job 23:3“Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!”Job 36:2“Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.”Job 13:3“Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.”

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