Job 32:18

For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.

Cross-reference

Job 4:2 Parallel

In Job 4:2, Eliphaz asks 'who can keep from speaking?' — the same inability to hold back words that Elihu expresses.

Job 26:4 Parallel

Job 26:4 questions whose spirit spoke from Job's mouth, linking to Elihu's claim that the spirit within compels his words.

Psalm 39:3 Parallel

In Psalm 39:3, David's heart burned within him, compelling speech — parallel to Elihu's constraint by the spirit.

In Jeremiah 20:9, a burning fire in bones compels speech — parallel to Elihu's inner constraint.

In Ezekiel 3:14-27, the Spirit similarly compels Ezekiel to speak God's words, showing a prophetic pattern of divine inner pressure.

Acts 4:20 Parallel

Acts 4:20 echoes this compulsion: Peter and John cannot help speaking about what they have seen and heard, a parallel to Elihu's inner urge.

2 Corinthians 5:14 states 'Christ’s love compels us,' directly paralleling the inner compulsion Elihu feels to speak.

Psalm 45:1 Parallel

Psalm 45:1 describes a heart stirred with a noble theme, tongue ready — mirroring Elihu's being full of words and compelled.

Isaiah 42:14 portrays God as unable to hold back speech after silence, akin to Elihu's bursting forth with words.

Jeremiah 6:11 says 'I am full of the wrath of the Lord, and I cannot hold it in' — a direct parallel to Elihu's compulsion.

Amos 3:8 Parallel

Amos 3:8 says when God speaks, one must prophesy — same compulsion as Job's spirit compelling him to speak.

Micah 3:8 Parallel

Micah 3:8 declares being filled with the Spirit to speak boldly — directly parallel to Job's spirit compelling him.