Job 15:32

It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

Cross-reference

Job 8:16-19 uses the same plant metaphor of the wicked's branch withering, matching Job 15:32's 'branch will not be green'.

Job 14:7-9 speaks of a tree's hope to sprout again, contrasting with Job 15:32's hopeless withered branch.

Job 18:16 Parallel

Job 18:16 describes the wicked's branches withering, directly paralleling Job 15:32's branch not green.

Job 18:17 Parallel

Job 18:17 adds that the wicked's memory perishes, complementing Job 15:32's image of a withered branch.

Job 22:16 Parallel

Job 22:16 describes the wicked snatched away before their time, directly paralleling Job 15:32's 'paid in full before his time'.

Job 36:14 Parallel

Job 36:14 describes the godless dying young, similar to the premature death in Job 15:32.

Psalm 55:23 Parallel

Psalm 55:23 echoes the theme of the wicked not living half their days, matching Job 15:32's premature death.

Ecclesiastes 7:17 warns against dying before one's time, directly matching Job 15:32's 'before his time'.

Hosea 9:16 Parallel

Hosea 9:16 says Ephraim's root dried up, bearing no fruit, directly mirroring the unfruitful branch.

Hosea 14:5-7 promises Israel will blossom like the vine and olive, the opposite of Job's curse.

John 15:6 Allusion

John 15:6 uses branch withering and being thrown into fire, a New Testament parallel to the unfruitful branch.

Proverbs 10:27 states the wicked's years are short, aligning with the branch not flourishing before its time.

Psalm 52:5 Contrast

Psalm 52:8 contrasts the righteous flourishing like an olive tree with the wicked uprooted, echoing the branch that will not flourish.

Isaiah 27:11 describes dry boughs broken off and burned, similar to the withered branch in Job.

Ezekiel 17:8-10 tells of a vine planted that withers completely, paralleling the branch not flourishing.