Job 3:5
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Cross-reference
In Job 10:22, the same 'land of gloom and deep darkness' imagery reinforces Job's curse—both describe the realm of death and disorder.
In Job 38:17, God asks if Job has seen 'the gates of deep darkness'—directly linking the same imagery to death's domain.
In Job 10:21, the same phrase 'darkness and deep shadow' describes the afterlife, continuing Job's lament theme from chapter 3.
In Job 34:22, the exact phrase 'darkness and deep shadow' shows God sees all — contrasting Job's wish for darkness to claim his day.
In Job 12:22, God brings hidden things to light — contrasting Job's desire for darkness, though both use darkness imagery.
In Job 16:16, 'deep darkness' covers Job's eyelids as a metaphor for sorrow—a personal application of the same term used for cosmic gloom.
Luke 1:79 echoes Isaiah: 'shadow of death' receives light, in direct contrast to Job's desire for perpetual darkness.
Matthew 4:16 quotes Isaiah: 'shadow of death' where light dawns, opposing Job's curse of darkness with gospel hope.
Amos 5:8 speaks of God turning 'deep darkness' into morning, contrasting with Job's wish for darkness to remain.
Joel 2:2 describes 'a day of clouds and thick darkness'—very similar phrasing to Job's 'cloud' and 'blackness' for judgment.
Jeremiah 13:16 warns of God turning light into 'deep darkness' (tsalmavet), using the same phrase as Job's curse for judgment.
Jeremiah 2:6 uses the same 'deep darkness' (tsalmavet) to describe the wilderness, echoing Job's curse with the same Hebrew phrase for desolation.
In Isaiah 9:2, those 'dwelling in the land of deep darkness' see a great light—the same phrase, but for hope rather than Job's despair.
In Psalm 107:14, God 'brought them out of darkness and shadow of death'—the same term, now a deliverance that reverses Job's curse.
In Psalm 107:10, 'those who sat in darkness and shadow of death' are prisoners—the same phrase depicts distress, like Job's cursed day.
In Psalm 44:19, God 'covers us with deep darkness' as judgment—the same imagery of divine affliction found in Job's curse.
In Psalm 23:4, the 'valley of the shadow of death' uses the same phrase—but as a comfort, contrasting Job's curse with trust in God.
In Jeremiah 4:28, the earth mourns and heavens darken under judgment — echoing Job's call for darkness over his birth day.
Ezekiel 30:3 calls the day of the LORD 'a day of clouds', matching Job's wish for a cloud on his birth.