Job 10:21

Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

Cross-references

Job 7:8-10 reinforces the same idea: the dead vanish permanently and never return to the land of the living.

In Job 14:10-14, Job expands on death as a final departure, questioning if there is any hope beyond the grave.

Job 7:9 Parallel

In Job 7:9, going down to Sheol and never returning directly parallels the land of darkness here.

Job 14:12 Parallel

Job 14:12 uses the same idea of lying down and not rising — reinforcing the finality of death.

Job 17:13 Parallel

In Job 17:13, hoping for Sheol as a house and making a bed in darkness mirrors this death imagery.

Job 3:5 Parallel

Job 3:5 uses the same phrase 'shadow of death' to curse his birth day, though the context differs from the grave itself.

Job 7:7 Parallel

Job 7:7 echoes the theme of life's brevity and ceasing to see good — a parallel lament about mortality.

Isaiah 38:11 expresses a similar lament: the dying will no longer see the Lord in the land of the living.

David in 2 Samuel 12:23 also describes death as a one-way journey: he will go to his child, but the child will not return.

Psalm 88:12 Parallel

Psalm 88:12 calls the grave 'the land of forgetfulness,' matching Job's description of a dark, silent place.

Psalm 88:11 Parallel

Psalm 88:11 questions whether God's love is known in the grave — echoing Job's sense of total separation from God in death.

Psalm 88:6 Parallel

Psalm 88:6 depicts the same dark, pit-like abode of the dead, reinforcing Job's despairing view of Sheol.

Psalm 107:14 uses the same 'shadow of death' phrase for deliverance — contrasting outcome but identical language.

Isaiah 9:2 Contrast

Isaiah 9:2 uses the same 'land of shadow of death' but promises light — a direct reversal of Job's despair.

Psalm 23:4 Contrast

Psalm 23:4 shares the phrase 'shadow of death' but turns it into a place of comfort, contrasting Job's hopeless outlook.

Psalm 44:19 Parallel

Psalm 44:19 uses 'deep darkness' to describe affliction — parallel imagery but for corporate suffering.

Psalm 39:13 Parallel

Psalm 39:13 pleads to be left alone before departure — similar theme of impending death.