Job 31:40

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Cross-references

Job 31:22 Parallel

In Job 31:22, Job utters another self-curse (shoulder blade fall) as part of his oath of innocence, paralleling the curse on his land here.

Genesis 3:18 continues the curse with thorns and thistles, directly paralleling Job's 'thorns instead of wheat'.

Isaiah 7:23 Parallel

Isaiah 7:23 uses thorns as a sign of judgment on fruitful land, similar to Job's curse.

Leviticus 26:20 warns of land not yielding fruit, a parallel curse to Job's thorns instead of wheat.

Jeremiah 51:64 ends with 'Thus far are the words of Jeremiah,' mirroring the concluding formula 'The words of Job are ended' here.

Hebrews 6:8 Allusion

Hebrews 6:8 uses thorns and thistles as a metaphor for a cursed land, echoing the same agricultural curse imagery in Job's oath.