Job 5:8
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:”Job 5:8
What Does Job 5:8 Mean?
Job 5:8 is found in the book of Job, chapter 5, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 5:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 16:3“Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.”Psalms 50:15“And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”Job 22:21“Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.”Psalms 37:5“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”2 Chronicles 33:12“And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,”1 Peter 4:19“Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.”Job 22:27“Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.”2 Timothy 1:12“For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.”1 Peter 2:23“Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:”Genesis 32:7“Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;”Job 8:5“If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;”1 Samuel 24:12“The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.”Psalms 77:1“I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.”Job 9:15“Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.”Job 11:13“If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;”Psalms 119:154“Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.”Jeremiah 11:20“But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.”Jonah 2:1“Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,”Job 15:4“Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.”Job 15:11“Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?”
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