Job 7:12
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?”Job 7:12
What Does Job 7:12 Mean?
Job 7:12 is found in the book of Job, chapter 7, verse 12 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 7:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 22:4“Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?”Job 7:17“What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?”Job 16:12“I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.”Job 38:6“Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;”Job 40:2“Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.”Job 40:18“His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.”Psalms 13:2“How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?”Lamentations 3:7“He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.”Ezekiel 32:2“Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.”Genesis 1:21“And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”Job 41:1“Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?”
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