Job 30:21

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou art turned to be cruel to me; With the might of thy hand thou persecutest me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 16:9-9 : 9 He hath torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me; He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth: Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me. 10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me. 11 God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked. 12 I was at ease, and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces: He hath also set me up for his mark. 13 His archers compass me round about; He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground. 14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant.
  • Job 10:14-17 : 14 If I sin, then thou markest me, And thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. 15 If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; Being filled with ignominy, And looking upon mine affliction. 16 And if [my head] exalt itself, thou huntest me as a lion; And again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me. 17 Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, And increasest thine indignation upon me: Changes and warfare are with me.
  • Job 13:25-28 : 25 Wilt thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt thou pursue the dry stubble? 26 For thou writest bitter things against me, And makest me to inherit the iniquities of my youth: 27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, And markest all my paths; Thou settest a bound to the soles of my feet: 28 Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
  • Job 6:9 : 9 Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
  • Job 7:20-21 : 20 If I have sinned, what do I unto thee, O thou watcher of men? Why hast thou set me as a mark for thee, So that I am a burden to myself? 21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust; And thou wilt seek me diligently, but I shall not be.
  • Job 10:3 : 3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
  • Job 19:6-9 : 6 Know now that God hath subverted me [in my cause], And hath compassed me with his net. 7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there is no justice. 8 He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths. 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head.
  • Job 19:22 : 22 Why do ye persecute me as God, And are not satisfied with my flesh?
  • Job 23:6 : 6 Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.
  • Ps 77:7-9 : 7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? And will he be favorable no more? 8 Is his lovingkindness clean gone for ever? Doth his promise fail for evermore? 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? {{Selah
  • Ps 89:13 : 13 Thou hast a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
  • Jer 30:14 : 14 All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not: for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased.
  • 1 Pet 5:6 : 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Job 30:19-20
    2 verses
    80%

    19He hath cast me into the mire, And I am become like dust and ashes.

    20I cry unto thee, and thou dost not answer me: I stand up, and thou gazest at me.

  • 22Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou causest me to ride [upon it] ; And thou dissolvest me in the storm.

  • 10Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.

  • Lam 3:3-5
    3 verses
    77%

    3Surely against me he turneth his hand again and again all the day.

    4My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.

    5He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.

  • Job 10:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16And if [my head] exalt itself, thou huntest me as a lion; And again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me.

    17Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, And increasest thine indignation upon me: Changes and warfare are with me.

  • 2For thou art the God of my strength; Why hast thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

  • 11He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate.

  • Job 16:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7But now he hath made me weary: Thou hast made desolate all my company.

    8And thou hast laid fast hold on me, [which] is a witness [against me] : And my leanness riseth up against me, It testifieth to my face.

  • 10Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: For thou hast taken me up, and cast me away.

  • 21Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me afraid.

  • 3These ten times have ye reproached me: Ye are not ashamed that ye deal hardly with me.

  • 2For thine arrows stick fast in me, And thy hand presseth me sore.

  • Job 30:11-13
    3 verses
    73%

    11For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me; And they have cast off the bridle before me.

    12Upon my right hand rise the rabble; They thrust aside my feet, And they cast up against me their ways of destruction.

    13They mar my path, They set forward my calamity, [Even] men that have no helper.

  • 24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And holdest me for thine enemy?

  • 5Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.

  • 11God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.

  • 39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

  • 17But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee] .

  • Job 10:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?

    8Thy hands have framed me and fashioned me Together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.

  • 43Thou hast covered with anger and pursued us; thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.

  • 26For thou writest bitter things against me, And makest me to inherit the iniquities of my youth:

  • 7Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. {{Selah

  • Job 19:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.

    22Why do ye persecute me as God, And are not satisfied with my flesh?

  • Job 19:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach;

    6Know now that God hath subverted me [in my cause], And hath compassed me with his net.

  • 72%

    40For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

    41Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.

  • 16Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.

  • 4Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

  • 13Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But Jehovah helped me.

  • 8Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

  • 11He hath also kindled his wrath against me, And he counteth me unto him as [one of] his adversaries.

  • 16Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; For I am desolate and afflicted.

  • 10But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up, That I may requite them.

  • Lam 1:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: He hath made me desolate and faint all the day.

    14The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand; They are knit together, they are come up upon my neck; He hath made my strength to fail: The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.

  • 23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand.

  • 5But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

  • 9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

  • 9He hath walled up my ways with hewn stone; he hath made my paths crooked.

  • 22But thou hast utterly rejected us; Thou art very wroth against us.