Job 42:6
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 42
“Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”Job 42:6
What Does Job 42:6 Mean?
Job 42:6 is found in the book of Job, chapter 42, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Repentance, and Humility.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 42:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”2 Corinthians 10:5“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;”Ezekiel 6:9“And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.”Ezra 9:6“And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.”Luke 15:19“And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.”Job 2:8“And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.”Matthew 3:2“And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”1 Timothy 1:13“Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.”James 4:7“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”Job 40:3“Then Job answered the LORD, and said,”Job 40:4“Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.”Psalms 139:4“For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.”Job 30:19“He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.”Ezekiel 36:31“Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.”Daniel 9:3“And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:”Luke 18:13“And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.”Esther 4:1“When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;”Psalms 51:17“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”Proverbs 18:12“Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.”Jeremiah 31:19“Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.”
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