Job 3:11

Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?

Cross-reference

Job 10:18 Parallel

Job 10:18 repeats the same lament of wishing to have died before being seen — a direct parallel within Job.

Job 40:2 Historical context

Job 40:2 shows God rebuking Job for contending — a divine response to Job's complaints like 3:11.

Psalm 22:9 Contrast

In Psalm 22:9, David affirms God's care from the womb — opposite of Job's wish he had died at birth.

Psalm 22:10 Contrast

In Psalm 22:10, trust in God from the womb continues — contrasts sharply with Job's lament over birth.

Psalm 58:8 Parallel

In Psalm 58:8, a stillborn child serves as a metaphor for being cut off — same imagery as Job's desire to die at birth.

Psalm 71:6 Contrast

In Psalm 71:6, the psalmist declares reliance on God from the womb — direct contrast to Job's wish for death at birth.

Psalm 139:13-16 celebrates God's formation in the womb — directly opposing Job's wish he had perished at birth.

In Jeremiah 15:10, the prophet laments his birth because of strife — same self-cursing as Job's complaint.

Numbers 14:2 records Israelites wishing they had died in the wilderness — a parallel death-wish to Job's.

Numbers 20:3 has Israelites wishing they had perished — echoing Job's lament to have died at birth.

Jeremiah 20:17 echoes Job's wish to have been killed in the womb — a prophetic lament parallel to Job's.

Isaiah 46:3 Contrast

Isaiah 46:3 speaks of God carrying His people from birth — a promise of care that contrasts with Job's death-wish lament.