Job 1:10

Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

Cross-reference

Job 42:12 Parallel

Job 42:12 recounts the later, greater blessing on Job — the same God who hedged him initially also restored him abundantly.

Job 2:10 Contrast

In Job 2:10, Job's acceptance of both good and evil directly responds to the loss of the hedge described here.

Job 29:2 Parallel

In Job 29:2, Job longs for the past when God watched over him, directly referencing the hedge of protection.

Job 29:4 Parallel

In Job 29:4, Job recalls God's friendship when the hedge was intact, a direct reminiscence.

In Zechariah 2:5, God promises a wall of fire around Jerusalem—parallel to the hedge of protection around Job.

Isaiah 5:5 Contrast

In Isaiah 5:5, God removes the vineyard's hedge—direct opposite of the hedge God placed around Job.

Psalm 128:1-4 describes the blessed family of the God-fearing man — exactly the blessing Job enjoyed as a righteous man.

Deuteronomy 33:11 uses the identical phrase 'bless the work of his hands', mirroring the divine favor Job enjoyed.

Psalm 34:7 Parallel

In Psalm 34:7, the angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him—direct parallel to God's hedge around Job.

Psalm 5:12 Parallel

In Psalm 5:12, God covers the righteous with favor as a shield—same divine protection and blessing as Job's hedge.

Psalm 89:40 Contrast

In Psalm 89:40, God breaks down walls — the opposite of the protective hedge here.

Genesis 30:30 notes God's blessing on Laban because of Jacob — a parallel to Job's blessed household through his righteousness.

Genesis 39:5 shows God blessing a household for Joseph's sake — similar to the blessing on Job's household and possessions.

Psalm 80:12 Contrast

In Psalm 80:12, God breaks down the vineyard's walls—contrasting with the protective hedge God placed around Job.

Psalm 90:17 Parallel

Psalm 90:17 echoes 'establish the work of our hands', a parallel prayer for the same blessing Job received.

1 Peter 1:5 Parallel

1 Peter 1:5 speaks of believers 'kept by the power of God' for salvation — a NT parallel to God's protective hedge around Job.

Psalm 107:38 describes God blessing and multiplying His people, the same increase Job experienced.

In Genesis 15:1, God is a shield to Abram—similar to the hedge of protection around Job.

In Deuteronomy 33:27, God's everlasting arms protect—parallel to the hedge God placed around Job.

Deuteronomy 28:2-6 lists covenant blessings on obedience — paralleling the comprehensive blessing Job experienced from God.

Deuteronomy 7:13 promises the same covenant blessings—fruitfulness and increase—that Job experienced as God’s favor.

Genesis 49:25 invokes the Almighty's comprehensive blessings on Joseph — similar to the all-encompassing blessing and protection Job enjoyed.

Genesis 31:7 Related theme

Genesis 31:7 recounts God protecting Jacob from harm, a parallel to the hedge of protection Job enjoyed.

Genesis 26:12 shows God blessing Isaac with a hundredfold harvest — similar to the abundant blessing God gave Job.