Job 7:20
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?”Job 7:20
What Does Job 7:20 Mean?
Job 7:20 is found in the book of Job, chapter 7, verse 20 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 Sin.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 7:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Lamentations 3:12“He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.”2 Samuel 12:13“And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.”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 3:24“For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.”Job 7:11“Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.”Job 19:6“Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.”Job 33:27“He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;”Psalms 21:12“Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.”Psalms 36:6“Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.”Joshua 7:20“And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:”2 Samuel 24:17“And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.”Nehemiah 9:6“Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.”Job 6:4“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.”Job 9:29“If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?”Job 11:4“For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.”Job 13:26“For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.”Job 14:16“For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?”Job 22:5“Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?”Job 30:21“Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.”Job 31:33“If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:”
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