Cross references
Job 3:20
Why is light given to the miserable,
and life to the bitter of soul,
Job 3:20 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Jeremiah 20:18 (6 votes) and Job 7:15–16 (4 votes). 25 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from Genesis 27 to Revelation 9.
Which verses does Job 3:20 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Jeremiah 20:186 votes
Why did I come out of the womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?
- Job 7:15–164 votes
so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body. I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
- 1 Samuel 1:103 votes
In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
- Proverbs 31:63 votes
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
- 2 Kings 4:272 votes
When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
- Job 3:162 votes
Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?
- Job 6:92 votes
that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!
- Job 33:302 votes
to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
- Job 33:281 vote
He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
Which verses point to Job 3:20?
The 10 strongest of 25.