Job 1:20

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

Cross-references

Job 2:12 Parallel

In Job 2:12, Job's friends rend their clothes in sympathy — mirroring the same mourning gesture Job performed here.

In Genesis 37:34, Jacob tears his garments and puts on sackcloth — a parallel mourning response to Job's actions.

Ezra 9:3 Parallel

In Ezra 9:3, Ezra tears his garment and pulls hair — similar to Job's tearing robe and shaving head as mourning.

In 2 Samuel 12:20, David worships after his child's death — mirroring Job's worship after losing his children.

In Matthew 26:39, Jesus falls on his face in submission to God's will — echoing Job's prostration and worship.

1 Peter 5:6 Parallel

In 1 Peter 5:6, believers are called to humble themselves under God's hand — Job's response here exemplifies that humility.

Joshua 7:6 Parallel

Joshua 7:6 has Joshua rending his clothes and falling face down — nearly identical to Job's grief and prostration.

Leviticus 21:10 forbids the high priest from rending clothes or uncovering his head — contrasting with Job's open display of grief.

2 Samuel 13:31 has David tearing his garments and lying on the ground — directly mirroring Job's actions of tearing robe and falling down.

In 2 Samuel 15:32, David worships God while fleeing Absalom — a parallel act of worship in crisis as Job does here.

Joel 2:13 Contrast

In Joel 2:13, the call is to rend hearts not garments — contrasting with Job's outward rending, highlighting inner transformation over ritual.

In 2 Kings 19:1, Hezekiah rends his clothes and enters the temple to pray — identical response of grief and turning to God.

Leviticus 13:45 commands lepers to rend clothes and bare the head — exactly the mourning rituals Job performs here.

Isaiah 37:1 Parallel

In Isaiah 37:1, Hezekiah tears his clothes and goes to the temple — mirroring Job's response of tearing his robe and falling down to worship in crisis.

2 Samuel 12:20 shows David washing and worshipping after mourning — a parallel response to child loss but with different outward rites.

Micah 1:16 Parallel

In Micah 1:16, the call to make oneself bald for lost children parallels Job shaving his head over his children's death.

In Jeremiah 7:29, cutting off hair is a sign of lament — Job shaves his head, performing the same act of mourning.

Leviticus 10:3 shows Aaron's silent submission to tragedy — a parallel response of reverence though expressed differently from Job's outward mourning.

In 2 Samuel 15:26, David's surrender 'let Him do what seems good' mirrors Job's worshipful acceptance of God's sovereignty.

Judges 11:35 shows Jephthah tearing his clothes in anguish over his daughter — parallel to Job's mourning.

Isaiah 15:2 Parallel

In Isaiah 15:2, Moab's baldness and clipped beards signify mourning — similar external signs as Job's shaved head.

In Isaiah 22:12, the Lord calls for baldness and sackcloth — here Job shaves his head and tears his robe, practicing the same mourning rituals.

Esther 4:1 Parallel

In Esther 4:1, Mordecai rends his clothes in mourning over Haman's decree — a similar grief-stricken gesture.

In 2 Kings 18:37, officials rend their clothes in despair over the Assyrian threat — similar to Job's mourning gesture.

In 2 Kings 2:12, Elisha rends his clothes in grief over Elijah's departure — a similar mourning gesture as Job's here.

Numbers 14:6 shows Joshua and Caleb rending their clothes in distress — a common gesture of grief like Job's.