Job 5:18

For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Cross-reference

Job 42:10 Parallel

Job 42:10 shows God restoring Job's fortunes — the direct fulfillment of the healing promised after wounding in Job 5:18.

Job 33:19 Parallel

Job 33:19 describes God's discipline through pain on the bed — a parallel to the wounding that precedes healing in Job 5:18.

Deuteronomy 32:39 declares God wounds and heals, directly paralleling Job 5:18's statement of God's action.

1 Samuel 2:6 affirms God kills and brings to life, echoing the wounding and healing sovereignty of Job 5:18.

Psalm 147:3 Parallel

Psalm 147:3 echoes the same 'binds up' imagery — God heals the broken and binds wounds, directly parallel to Job's statement.

Isaiah 30:26 explicitly describes God binding bruises and healing wounds he inflicted — a direct parallel to the wounding and healing cycle in Job.

Psalm 51:8 Parallel

Psalm 51:8 asks for joy after God has crushed bones — directly parallels the shattering and healing pattern in Job 5:18.

Isaiah 1:6 Contrast

Isaiah 1:6 describes unbound wounds — contrasts with Job 5:18 where God binds up. Highlights the need for divine healing.

Isaiah 19:22 explicitly says God strikes and heals Egypt — a direct parallel to the wounding and healing pattern in Job 5:18.

Jeremiah 30:13 says there is no healing for the wound — directly opposite to Job 5:18's promise that God binds up and heals.

Hosea 6:1 Parallel

Hosea 6:1 uses identical language: God tears and heals, strikes and binds up — a direct parallel to Job 5:18.

Deuteronomy 8:5 compares God's discipline to a father disciplining son — a parallel concept of God causing hardship for growth, similar to wounding then healing.

Psalm 118:18 speaks of severe discipline but not death — mirrors the wounding that leads to restoration in Job 5:18.

Hebrews 12:5 Related theme

Hebrews 12:5 exhorts not to despise the Lord's discipline — aligns with Job 5:18's view of affliction as from God with restorative purpose.

Psalm 6:2 Related theme

Psalm 6:2 pleads for healing of troubled bones — echoes the healing aspect of Job 5:18, though as a prayer rather than a statement.