Job 9:18

Job · Old Testament · Chapter 9

“He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.”Job 9:18

What Does Job 9:18 Mean?

Job 9:18 is found in the book of Job, chapter 9, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (14)

These passages are connected to Job 9:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

1 Samuel 1:10“And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.”Job 7:19“How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?”Lamentations 3:15“He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.”Job 3:20“Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;”Job 21:25“And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.”Job 27:2“As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;”Psalms 39:13“O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.”Psalms 88:7“Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.”Psalms 88:15“I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.”Proverbs 14:10“The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.”Lamentations 3:3“Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.”Lamentations 3:18“And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:”Hebrews 12:11“Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.”Esther 4:14“For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

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