Job 40:8

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

Cross-reference

Job 10:3 Parallel

Job 10:3 shows Job earlier accusing God of oppressing him — the very attitude God challenges in Job 40:8. Direct thematic link.

Job 35:2 Parallel

In Job 35:2, Elihu echoes God's question: Job says he is right and God is not — exactly what God challenges.

Job 34:6 Parallel

In Job 34:6, Elihu continues quoting Job's claim of innocence despite suffering — the self-justification God confronts.

Job 34:5 Parallel

In Job 34:5, Elihu quotes Job claiming God has taken away his justice — the very attitude God challenges here.

Job 27:2-6 has Job insisting on his own righteousness and implying God wronged him — exactly what God rebukes in Job 40:8.

Job 32:2 Parallel

Job 32:2 states Elihu's anger at Job for justifying himself rather than God — the precise issue God confronts in Job 40:8.

Job 8:3 Parallel

In Job 8:3, Bildad asks if God perverts justice — the very accusation God challenges Job for.

Job 36:23 Parallel

In Job 36:23, Elihu asks who can say God has done wrong — parallel to God's question here about Job condemning Him.

Job 34:17 Parallel

In Job 34:17, Elihu asks if Job condemns the righteous and mighty God — directly parallel to God's question here.

Job 33:12 Parallel

In Job 33:12, Elihu tells Job he is not right because God is greater — parallel to God's challenge here about Job's presumption.

Job 13:18 Contrast

In Job 13:18, Job declares he will be justified — directly opposing God's question here about condemning God to justify oneself.

Job 13:15 Parallel

In Job 13:15, Job vows to argue his case before God — God now responds to that argument.

Job 11:5 Parallel

In Job 11:5, Zophar wishes God would speak — here God does speak, directly challenging Job.

Job 4:17 Parallel

In Job 4:17, Eliphaz asks if any mortal can be righteous before God — the very point God makes to Job.

Job 19:7 Contrast

In Job 19:7, Job cries out for justice — contrasting with God's question here about Job condemning God to justify himself.

Job 15:6 Parallel

In Job 15:6, Eliphaz tells Job his own mouth condemns him — a parallel to God's charge that Job is condemning God.

Job 35:3 Parallel

In Job 35:3, Elihu quotes Job questioning the value of righteousness — part of Job's self-justification that God rebukes.

Psalm 51:4 Parallel

Psalm 51:4 echoes the same logic: God is justified in his judgment, while David acknowledges sin — contrasting Job's attempt to justify himself by condemning God.

Isaiah 43:26 uses the same phrase 'that thou mayest be justified' — God invites Israel to plead, mirroring the challenge here.

Ezekiel 18:25 directly quotes Israel saying 'The way of the Lord is not equal' — the same accusation of injustice God challenges here.

Ezekiel 33:17 repeats the complaint 'The way of the Lord is not equal' — directly parallel to the charge God refutes here.

Romans 9:20 Allusion

Romans 9:20 directly echoes Job's rebuke: 'Who are you to answer back to God?' — a strong parallel on human presumption.

Romans 3:4 Citation

Romans 3:4 quotes Psalm 51:4, affirming God is justified even when humans are sinful — directly relevant to God's challenge to Job about who is right.

Isaiah 14:27 declares no one can annul God's purpose — reinforcing that questioning God's justice is futile, as Job 40:8 implies.

Isaiah 45:9 Parallel

Isaiah 45:9 rebukes those who strive with their Maker, echoing the theme of questioning God's justice seen here.