Verse 20

Why does he give light to him who is in trouble, and life to the bitter in soul;

Referenced Verses

• Job 7:15-16 : 15 So that a hard death seems better to my soul than my pains. 16 I have no desire for life, I would not be living for ever! Keep away from me, for my days are as a breath.
• Jer 20:18 : 18 Why did I come from my mother's body to see pain and sorrow, so that my days might be wasted with shame?
• Prov 31:6 : 6 Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:
• 1 Sam 1:10 : 10 And with grief in her soul, weeping bitterly, she made her prayer to the Lord.
• 2 Kgs 4:27 : 27 And when she came to where the man of God was on the hill, she put her hands round his feet; and Gehazi came near with the purpose of pushing her away; but the man of God said, Let her be, for her soul is bitter in her; and the Lord has kept it secret from me, and has not given me word of it.
• Job 3:16 : 16 Or as a child dead at birth I might never have come into existence; like young children who have not seen the light.
• Job 6:9 : 9 If only he would be pleased to put an end to me; and would let loose his hand, so that I might be cut off!
• Job 33:28 : 28 He kept my soul from the underworld, and my life sees the light in full measure.
• Job 33:30 : 30 Keeping back his soul from the underworld, so that he may see the light of life.