Job 5:26

Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.

Cross-references

Job 42:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Job 42:16 fulfills the promise: Job lived a long life and saw four generations — matching the 'ripe old age' here.

Job 42:17 Prophetic fulfillment

Job 42:17 confirms Job died 'old and full of days' — directly fulfilling the promise of coming to the grave in ripe old age here.

Job 29:18 Parallel

In Job 29:18, Job recalled his own expectation of dying old — echoing Eliphaz's promise but now ironic given his trials.

In Genesis 15:15, God promises Abram he will die at a good old age in peace — same promise of ripe old age as in Job.

Genesis 25:8 describes Abraham's death as 'old and full of years' — the exact fulfillment of the imagery in Job's blessing.

Genesis 35:29 records Isaac dying 'old and full of days' — a direct parallel to Job's promise of ripe old age.

Judges 8:32 Parallel

Judges 8:32 says Gideon died 'at a good old age' — almost identical to Job's promise.

1 Chronicles 23:1 notes David was 'old and full of days' — a similar description of ripe age before his death.

In 1 Chronicles 29:28, David dies 'full of days' — exactly the ripe old age promised here, showing fulfillment of such a blessing.

In 2 Chronicles 24:15, Jehoiada dies 'full of days' — matching the ripe old age promised here, an example of a blessed death.

In Proverbs 3:2, wisdom promises 'length of days' — the same long life promised here as a reward for seeking God.

Exodus 23:26 promises God will fulfill the number of your days — a similar assurance of a complete lifespan.

In Isaiah 65:20, the new creation promises people will 'fill out their days' — the same ideal of ripe old age as promised here.

In Zechariah 8:4, restored Jerusalem sees elderly living to 'very age' — echoing the ripe old age promised here as a blessing.