Job 4:3

Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

Cross-references

Job 16:5 Parallel

In Job 16:5, Job claims he would strengthen his friends with his mouth — mirroring the very role Eliphaz describes here.

Job 26:2 Allusion

In Job 26:2, Job ironically echoes his own past role — now he is the one needing help, turning the 'strengthening weak hands' image against his friends.

Job 29:25 Parallel

In Job 29:25, Job recalls his former role as a comforter — the same pastoral role Eliphaz referenced in 4:3.

Isaiah 35:3 Allusion

Isaiah 35:3 uses the exact phrase 'strengthen the weak hands' — a direct verbal parallel to Eliphaz's description of Job.

Ezekiel 13:22 condemns strengthening the hands of the wicked — the opposite of Job strengthening the weak (righteous).

1 Samuel 23:16 says Jonathan strengthened David's hand in God — a direct parallel to Job strengthening weak hands.

Hebrews 12:12 explicitly quotes the imagery of strengthening weak hands and knees, applying it to enduring discipline — a direct echo of Job 4:3.

In Proverbs 10:21, the righteous feed many with their words — matching Job's role of strengthening others through instruction.

Ecclesiastes 4:10 Related theme

Ecclesiastes 4:10 describes lifting up a fallen companion — closely related to strengthening weak hands, though focused on physical fall rather than spiritual.