Job 1:15-19 recounts the disasters that made Job's company desolate — the specific events Job refers to here.

Job 29:5-25 recalls when Job's children were around him — a stark contrast to his current desolation.

In Job 3:17, death offers rest for the weary, contrasting Job's current state of being worn out by God.

In Job 7:3, Job describes allotted misery and sleepless nights, echoing the weariness and desolation in Job 16:7.

In Job 7:16, Job loathes his life and desires to be left alone, reflecting the exhaustion from God in Job 16:7.

In Job 10:1, Job loathes his life and will complain, mirroring the weariness and desolation of Job 16:7.

Micah 6:13 describes God making Israel desolate for sin — a direct parallel to Job's claim that God has made his company desolate.

Lamentations 3:11 also says God made the speaker desolate — a very similar lament to Job's.

Proverbs 3:11 warns against being weary of God's discipline, contrasting Job's complaint of being worn out by God.

Proverbs 3:12 frames discipline as love, opposing Job's perception of being worn out by God without evident affection.

In Psalm 6:6, the psalmist's weariness and nightly tears parallel Job's being worn out by God in Job 16:7.