Job 3:25

For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.

Cross-references

Job 1:5 Historical context

Job 1:5 shows Job's earlier fear that his children might sin — now in 3:25 that dread has come upon him in calamity.

Job 31:23 Parallel

Job 31:23 recalls his terror of God's calamity, directly echoing the fear he says befell him in 3:25.

Job 4:5 Parallel

Eliphaz directly echoes Job's own words, saying the trouble has now come upon him — a mirror of Job's lament.

Job 30:26 Parallel

Job later restates the same theme: expecting good but receiving evil — a later echo of his earlier fear.

Proverbs states that the wicked's fear comes upon them — a general principle that mirrors Job's personal experience, though Job is righteous.

God declares that what the people feared (the sword) will come — the same principle of fear fulfilled, but in a judgment context.