Job 7:17

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

Cross-references

Job 7:12 Parallel

In Job 7:12, Job uses similar frustration: why does God guard him like a sea monster? Both express the same complaint about God's intense scrutiny.

Job 10:20 Parallel

In Job 10:20, Job pleads for God to leave him alone, directly continuing the complaint about God's over-attention in Job 7:17.

Job 14:3 Parallel

In Job 14:3, Job continues the same lament that God scrutinizes and judges a frail human, directly echoing the theme of divine attention.

Psalm 8:4 Allusion

Psalm 8:4 asks the same rhetorical question about man's significance — almost verbatim, showing shared reflection on human frailty.

Psalm 144:3 Parallel

Psalm 144:3 echoes the same question about God's regard for man — similar to Job 7:17's bewilderment at divine attention.

Hebrews 2:6 Citation

Hebrews 2:6 quotes the same rhetorical question about God's mindfulness of man, echoing Job's complaint in a new covenant context.