Job 2:7

So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

Cross-reference

Job 30:17-19 describes the same physical torment of sores and pain—elaborating on the affliction Satan inflicted here.

Job 30:30 Parallel

Job 30:30 describes skin turning black and bones burning—a direct description of the sores from this verse.

Job 1:12 Parallel

Job 1:12 set initial limits on Satan's power — here Satan goes further and strikes Job with sores.

Job 7:5 Parallel

In Job 7:5, Job elaborates on his sores—worms, dust, crusted skin—detailing the same affliction from Job 2:7.

Job 9:17 Parallel

In Job 9:17, Job claims God multiplies his wounds without cause, directly referencing the sores as divine action.

Deuteronomy 28:35 uses the exact phrase 'from sole to crown' for covenant curses — Job's suffering mirrors this curse imagery.

1 Kings 22:22 shows a lying spirit going out from God's presence to deceive—parallel to Satan going out to strike Job, both with divine permission.

Isaiah 1:6 Allusion

Isaiah 1:6 uses 'sole to crown' to depict Israel's spiritual corruption — Job's physical sores parallel this total affliction imagery.

2 Corinthians 12:7 mentions a 'messenger of Satan' causing a thorn in the flesh — directly parallels Satan striking Job with painful boils.

2 Samuel 14:25 describes Absalom's flawless body 'from head to foot' — a stark contrast to Job's total affliction.

Luke 16:20 Allusion

Luke 16:20 has Lazarus covered with sores — the same Greek word (helkos) used in the LXX for Job's boils, linking their physical suffering.

Luke 13:11 Parallel

Luke 13:11 reveals a woman bound by Satan for 18 years — directly parallel to Satan striking Job with boils as a satanic affliction.

Revelation 16:11 mentions sores from God's plagues — but unlike Job, sufferers curse God without repenting.

Deuteronomy 28:27 describes boils as covenant curses — Job's sores parallel this language of divine affliction.

Proverbs 18:14 Related theme

Proverbs 18:14 says a man's spirit can sustain physical sickness — a principle Job's boils put to the test, highlighting his inner resilience.

Psalm 38:3 Related theme

Psalm 38:3 echoes Job's condition: no health, no soundness in flesh from God's anger—similar physical affliction.

2 Kings 20:7 shows Hezekiah's boil healed by a fig poultice — Job's sores receive no such remedy.

Exodus 9:9-11 describes boils on man and beast in Egypt—a similar skin affliction, though from a different source.