In Job 17:7, Job describes his physical decay — dim eye and shadow-like body — echoing the collapse of his plans and desires here.

In Job 9:25, Job compares his days to a swift runner — similar to 17:11's lament that his days have passed and hopes are shattered.

In Job 9:26, life's swiftness is compared to ships and eagles — echoing Job's lament that his days are past and purposes broken.

In Job 7:6, Job laments his days are swift and hopeless — matching the despair in 17:11 about his days passing and plans shattered.

In Job 19:10, Job uses the image of a tree uprooted to describe God destroying his hope — matching the broken plans and desires here.

James 4:13-15 warns against boasting about tomorrow — directly addressing the uncertainty Job experienced when his plans were shattered.

Isaiah 38:10 records Hezekiah's identical cry about his days being cut off — a direct parallel to Job's despair over broken purposes.

Ecclesiastes 9:10 urges work while alive because death ends all plans — reinforcing Job's point that his purposes are broken by death.

Psalm 146:4 states that when a person dies, his plans perish — directly paralleling Job's lament that his plans are broken off.

In Psalm 88:15, the psalmist echoes Job's experience — afflicted from youth, suffering terrors — reinforcing the theme of hopeless suffering.

Proverbs 19:21 states the Lord's counsel stands — contrasting Job's shattered purposes, emphasizing God's ultimate control.

Lamentations 3:37 affirms nothing happens without God's command — explaining why Job's purposes are broken, under divine sovereignty.

In Ecclesiastes 2:20, the Preacher despairs over the futility of labor — similar to Job's despair over broken plans here.

Proverbs 16:9 asserts God directs our steps — contrasting with Job's broken plans, highlighting divine sovereignty over human intentions.

Isaiah 8:10 declares human counsel comes to nothing — paralleling Job's experience of broken purposes, though in a national context.

In Lamentations 3:54, the poet feels engulfed by waters and cries 'I am lost' — mirroring Job's sense of broken plans and lost hope.

Romans 1:13 shows Paul's plans to visit were hindered — a New Testament parallel to Job's broken purposes, though temporary.

2 Corinthians 1:15-17 discusses Paul's uncertain plans — reflecting the same human frailty Job laments when his purposes are broken.