Job 20:23

When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.

Cross-reference

Job 21:23 Contrast

Job 21:23 describes the wicked dying in full prosperity — a direct contrast to Zophar's claim that God rains anger on them.

Job 27:20 Parallel

Job 27:20 echoes the sudden terror and tempest that befall the wicked, paralleling God's blows raining down in Job 20:23.

Job 40:11 Parallel

Job 40:11 depicts God's wrath against the proud, similar to the fierce anger described in Job 20:23.

Genesis 19:24 describes God raining sulfur and fire on Sodom — the same 'raining' judgment imagery used here.

Numbers 11:33 records God's wrath striking while people still had meat in their mouths — the exact scenario of judgment during eating.

Psalm 11:6 Parallel

Psalm 11:6 says God will rain coals, fire, and sulfur on the wicked — nearly identical imagery of raining judgment.

Psalm 78:30 Allusion

Psalm 78:30 says 'while their meat was yet in their mouths' — the same moment of judgment as in Job 20:23.

Psalm 78:31 Parallel

Psalm 78:31 continues: 'the wrath of God came upon them' — directly parallel to God casting fury on the wicked while eating.

Luke 12:17-20 tells of a rich fool who dies suddenly after abundance — a direct parallel to the sudden judgment on the filled belly.

Psalm 73:19 Parallel

Psalm 73:19 describes the sudden destruction of the wicked by terrors, directly paralleling Job 20:23's sudden blows from God.

Psalm 78:49 Allusion

Psalm 78:49 uses the same phrase 'hot anger' (charon aph) as Job 20:23, describing God's wrath against Egypt.

Daniel 4:31 Parallel

Daniel 4:31 shows sudden divine judgment on Nebuchadnezzar while he boasts, echoing the sudden blows in Job 20:23.