Job 20:17

He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.

Cross-reference

Job 29:6 Parallel

Job 29:6 recalls Job's own past abundance of butter and oil — the very blessings the wicked will never see in Job 20:17.

Numbers 14:23 says the rebellious Israelites will not see the land flowing with milk and honey — parallel to not seeing streams of honey and curds.

Deuteronomy 32:13 recounts God feeding Israel honey from the rock — the very blessing the wicked here are denied.

Deuteronomy 32:14 mentions curds from the herd — the same curds the wicked here will not see.

2 Samuel 17:29 records honey and curds provided for David's men — the abundance the wicked here are denied.

Psalm 36:8 Contrast

Psalm 36:8 describes the righteous drinking from God's river of delights — the abundance the wicked here are denied.

Psalm 81:16 Contrast

Psalm 81:16 promises honey from the rock to the obedient — contrasting with the wicked who do not receive it.

Isaiah 7:15 Contrast

Isaiah 7:15 says the child Immanuel will eat curds and honey — the very foods the wicked here are denied.

Isaiah 7:22 Contrast

Isaiah 7:22 describes abundance of butter and honey — the very blessings the wicked will never see in Job 20:17.

Jeremiah 17:6 describes the cursed man who 'shall not see any good come' — similar to the wicked not seeing abundance.

Revelation 22:1 shows the river of life for the redeemed — contrasting with the wicked who miss out on rivers of blessing.