Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 1

91 catchwords597 parallels

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Job 1 . 1 , The holiness , riches , and religious care of Job for his children; Job 1 . 6 , Satan , appearing before God , by calumniation obtains leave to afflict Job; Job 1 . 13 , Understanding of the loss of his children and goods , in his mourning he blesses God.

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.

Job 1:1 · BSB

Uz8 parallels

Job3 parallels

perfect11 parallels

one4 parallels

Reciprocal24 parallels

Job 1:2

He had seven sons and three daughters,

Job 1:2 · BSB

seven sons5 parallels

Reciprocal6 parallels

Job 1:3

and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.

Job 1:3 · BSB

substance4 parallels

or , cattle

seven7 parallels

household1 parallel

or , husbandry

greatest3 parallels

men4 parallels

Heb. sons

of the east3 parallels

Reciprocal22 parallels

Job 1:4

Job’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

Job 1:4 · BSB

sent and called2 parallels

Reciprocal4 parallels

Job 1:5

And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.

Job 1:5 · BSB

sanctified7 parallels

rose up3 parallels

offered5 parallels

according2 parallels

It may be1 parallel

cursed5 parallels

in their hearts7 parallels

Thus1 parallel

continually3 parallels

Heb. all the days

Reciprocal18 parallels

Job 1:6

One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.

Job 1:6 · BSB

Now1 parallel

the sons3 parallels

came to2 parallels

Satan5 parallels

Heb. the adversary

came also1 parallel

Reciprocal10 parallels

among them Heb. in the midst of them

Job 1:7

“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”

Job 1:7 · BSB

Whence2 parallels

From going8 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Job 1:8

Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil."

Job 1:8 · BSB

considered3 parallels

Heb. set thy heart on

my servant4 parallels

none4 parallels

a perfect6 parallels

upright6 parallels

one5 parallels

escheweth3 parallels

Reciprocal14 parallels

Job 1:9

Satan answered the LORD, "Does Job fear God for nothing?

Job 1:9 · BSB

Doth Job8 parallels

Reciprocal6 parallels

Job 1:10

Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

Job 1:10 · BSB

an hedge11 parallels

about4 parallels

thou hast blessed9 parallels

substance1 parallel

or , cattle

Reciprocal22 parallels

Job 1:11

But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face."

Job 1:11 · BSB

But put3 parallels

touch5 parallels

and he will curse thee9 parallels

Heb. if he curse thee not

Reciprocal14 parallels

Job 1:12

“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

Job 1:12 · BSB

Behold6 parallels

power4 parallels

Heb. hand

only4 parallels

So Satan2 parallels

Reciprocal16 parallels

Job 1:13

One day, while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

Job 1:13 · BSB

when7 parallels

Reciprocal6 parallels

Job 1:14

a messenger came and reported to Job: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,

Job 1:14 · BSB

messenger3 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Job 1:15

the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

Job 1:15 · BSB

Sabeans7 parallels

and I only5 parallels

Reciprocal13 parallels

Job 1:16

While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The fire of God fell from heaven. It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

Job 1:16 · BSB

there came8 parallels

The fire of God2 parallels

or , A great fire

Reciprocal7 parallels

Job 1:17

While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

Job 1:17 · BSB

The Chaldeans3 parallels

I only am2 parallels

Reciprocal10 parallels

fell Heb. rushed

Job 1:18

While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

Job 1:18 · BSB

there came10 parallels

Thy sons6 parallels

eating1 parallel

Reciprocal2 parallels

Job 1:19

when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

Job 1:19 · BSB

a great3 parallels

it fell5 parallels

they are dead4 parallels

Reciprocal12 parallels

from Heb. from aside , etc

Job 1:20

Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,

Job 1:20 · BSB

rent3 parallels

fell5 parallels

Reciprocal27 parallels

mantle or robe

Job 1:21

saying: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD."

Job 1:21 · BSB

Naked came5 parallels

the Lord gave5 parallels

taken away9 parallels

blessed8 parallels

Reciprocal28 parallels

Job 1:22

In all this, Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.

Job 1:22 · BSB

In all this4 parallels

charged God foolishly5 parallels

or , attributed folly to God

Reciprocal8 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web6 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Ezekiel 14:14 → Job 1, Ezekiel 14:20 → Job 1
Echoes Luke 12:5-7 → Job 1:1, Luke 20:35-36 → Job 1:6, 1 Timothy 6:7 → Job 1:21
Longitudinal Themes
Mediation
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