Job 3:25 says his feared evil came; in 30:26 he looked for good but got evil—same theme of realized dread.

Job 3:26 describes no rest yet trouble came; 30:26 echoes this with good expected but evil arriving.

Job 29:18 recalls Job's former confidence in long life and prosperity, contrasting sharply with his current disappointment.

In Job 3:9, Job similarly hopes for light but gets darkness, echoing his own lament here about good turning to evil.

Job 18:6 says the wicked's light becomes dark, using the same light/darkness imagery as Job's personal experience.

Job 18:18 describes being thrust from light into darkness, similar to Job's expectation of light but receiving darkness.

Psalm 97:11 promises light for the righteous, contrasting with Job's experience of darkness instead of expected light.

Jeremiah 8:15 uses nearly identical wording: hoping for peace/good but receiving terror/evil, echoing Job's lament.

Jeremiah 14:19 repeats the same phrase from 8:15, reinforcing the theme of disappointed hope for peace and healing.

Micah 1:12 describes waiting anxiously for good but disaster coming, directly mirroring Job's hope-turned-to-evil.

Isaiah 59:9 uses nearly identical language: 'we hope for light, and behold, darkness' — a direct parallel to Job's experience.

Lamentations 3:2 describes being driven into darkness without light, mirroring Job's expectation of light met with darkness.

Isaiah 50:10 advises those walking in darkness to trust God, offering a response to Job's lament of unfulfilled hope for light.