Job 7:21
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.”Job 7:21
What Does Job 7:21 Mean?
Job 7:21 is found in the book of Job, chapter 7, verse 21 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 Forgiveness.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 7:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hosea 14:2“Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.”Job 8:22“They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.”Psalms 103:14“For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.”Psalms 141:1“Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.”Job 10:14“If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.”Ecclesiastes 12:7“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”Job 14:15“Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.”Lamentations 5:7“Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.”Daniel 12:2“And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”Job 9:21“Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.”Job 9:28“I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.”Job 14:12“So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.”Psalms 37:10“For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.”Isaiah 64:9“Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.”Lamentations 5:20“Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?”1 John 1:9“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”2 Samuel 24:10“And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.”Job 3:13“For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,”Job 7:8“The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.”Job 10:9“Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?”
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