Job 36:20
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 36
“Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.”Job 36:20
What Does Job 36:20 Mean?
Job 36:20 is found in the book of Job, chapter 36, verse 20 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 36:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 12:29“And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.”2 Kings 19:35“And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.”Job 34:20“In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.”Job 34:25“Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.”Job 3:20“Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;”Job 6:9“Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!”Job 7:15“So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.”Job 14:13“O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!”Job 17:13“If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.”Job 40:12“Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.”Proverbs 14:32“The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.”Ecclesiastes 11:3“If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.”Daniel 5:30“In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.”Luke 12:20“But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?”Acts 1:25“That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.”1 Thessalonians 5:2“For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.”
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