Job 10:1

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Cross-reference

In Job 16:6-16, Job laments God’s relentless attack on him, intensifying the bitterness and complaint found in Job 10:1.

Job 14:13 Parallel

In Job 14:13, Job wishes to be hidden in Sheol until God's wrath passes — echoing his desire to escape life.

Job 9:21 Parallel

In Job 9:21, Job also says 'I loathe my life' — a direct parallel to his same expression here.

Job 7:11 Parallel

In Job 7:11, Job says he will complain in bitterness — nearly identical to his statement here.

Job 3:20-23 laments why life is given to the bitter in soul, directly paralleling Job 10:1's complaint and bitterness of soul.

Job 6:9 Parallel

Job 6:9 explicitly asks God to crush him and cut him off, echoing the bitterness and life-loathing in 10:1.

Job 21:25 Parallel

Job 21:25 uses the exact phrase 'bitterness of soul' — a direct verbal link to describe the fate of the afflicted.

Job 23:2 Parallel

Job 23:2 says 'my complaint is bitter' — a near-identical expression of the same bitterness from his soul.

Job 6:8 Parallel

In Job 6:8, Job longs for his request (death) to be granted, similar to 10:1's loathing of life and desire to complain.

Job 5:16 Contrast

In Job 5:16, Eliphaz says the poor have hope — a stark contrast to Job's despair and loathing of life.

Job 3:10 Parallel

Job 3:10 continues his curse of his birth day — another expression of the same bitterness over life's troubles.

Job 13:13 Parallel

Job 13:13 shows the same resolve to speak despite consequences — continuing the theme of giving voice to complaint.

Job 21:4 Parallel

Job 21:4 also uses 'complaint' and asks why he shouldn't be impatient — same theme of justifying his lament.

Job 16:7 Parallel

Job 16:7 echoes the same sense of being worn out by God — a parallel complaint of suffering.

In Isaiah 38:15, Hezekiah speaks of walking in the bitterness of his soul, sharing the exact phrase from Job 10:1.

In Numbers 11:15, Moses asks God to kill him rather than bear his burden — similar to Job's loathing and wish for death.

Jonah 4:3 Parallel

In Jonah 4:3, Jonah says it is better to die than live — a direct parallel to Job's bitterness and wish for death.

In 1 Kings 19:4, Elijah asks God to take his life, despairing like Job — a parallel expression of suicidal anguish.

In 1 Samuel 1:16, Hannah speaks out of her complaint and grief, echoing Job’s own complaint in Job 10:1.

In 1 Samuel 1:10, Hannah prays in bitterness of soul, using the same phrase as Job’s complaint in Job 10:1.

Psalm 6:6 Parallel

Psalm 6:6 expresses similar weariness and weeping — a parallel lament from a different author.

In Psalm 32:3-5, David’s groaning stems from unconfessed sin, contrasting with Job’s complaint of innocent suffering in Job 10:1.

In Isaiah 38:17, Hezekiah recalls great bitterness but is delivered, contrasting with Job’s unresolved bitterness in Job 10:1.

Psalm 102:4 Parallel

Psalm 102:4 describes the psalmist's heart withering — parallel physical and emotional distress like Job's.

In Ecclesiastes 7:14, adversity is seen as a time for reflection, contrasting Job's bitter complaint in 10:1.