Job 19:10

He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.

Cross-reference

Job 1:13–19 Historical context

In Job 1:13-19, the series of disasters (oxen, sheep, children) illustrates being torn down on every side — specific fulfillment.

Job 2:7 Historical context

In Job 2:7, Satan strikes Job with sores — a specific instance of being torn down, adding physical affliction to the ruin.

Job 17:15 Parallel

In Job 17:15, Job asks where his hope is — a direct parallel to the uprooted hope in 19:10, reinforcing his despair.

In Job 8:13-18, Bildad describes the godless' hope as a plant uprooted — the same metaphor Job uses for himself, highlighting the irony.

Job 17:11 Parallel

In Job 17:11, Job's plans are 'broken off' — a parallel image of his hope being destroyed, reinforcing the theme of total loss.

Job 1:18 Historical context

Job 1:18 records the actual loss of his children, the concrete event behind the metaphor of being broken down on every side.

Job 14:19 Parallel

Job 14:19 says God destroys the hope of man, paralleling the uprooting of hope like a tree in Job 19:10.

Job 14:7 Contrast

Job 14:7 speaks of hope for a cut tree to sprout again, contrasting with Job 19:10 where hope is uprooted and gone.

Job 6:11 Parallel

In Job 6:11, Job questions his strength to wait — a parallel expression of hopelessness, as his hope is already uprooted in 19:10.

Job 24:20 Parallel

In Job 24:20, the wicked are 'broken like a tree' — the same image Job uses for himself, though applied to different subjects.

Psalm 37:35 Contrast

In Psalm 37:35, the wicked flourish like a green tree — contrasting with Job's uprooted hope, showing the reversal of fortunes.

In Psalm 88:13-18, the psalmist laments being cast off and isolated — a parallel cry of total despair and uprooted hope.

In Psalm 102:11, the psalmist uses withering grass — a similar plant metaphor for life's transience, echoing Job's uprooted hope.

In Lamentations 2:5, God becomes an enemy swallowing up Israel — parallel to Job's experience of God tearing him down.

In 2 Corinthians 4:8, Paul is afflicted but not crushed — a contrast to Job's hope being uprooted; Paul's perseverance vs Job's despair.

In 2 Corinthians 4:9, Paul echoes being 'struck down' but contrasts with 'not destroyed' — unlike Job's hope uprooted, Paul's hope remains.

Psalm 37:36 Parallel

In Psalm 37:36, the wicked vanish — a parallel to Job's being 'gone' in 19:10, though applied to the wicked's end.