Job 9:12

Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?

Cross-reference

Job 23:13 Parallel

Job 23:13 echoes Job 9:12's rhetorical questions about God's sovereignty – who can turn him back? He does what he desires.

Job 34:29 Parallel

Job 34:29 continues the theme of God's unassailable authority – when he hides, none can behold, akin to Job 9:12's rhetorical question about who can oppose him.

Job 11:10 Parallel

In Job 11:10, Zophar asks who can oppose God when He acts, mirroring Job's own rhetorical question about God's irresistible power.

Job 12:14 Parallel

In Job 12:14, the same 'if he tears down, no one can rebuild' echoes God's irreversible actions, a direct parallel to 9:12.

Job 33:13 Parallel

Job 33:13 echoes the theme of questioning God, as Elihu asks why Job complains about God not answering—similar to 'who can say to Him, What are you doing?'

Job 34:33 Parallel

In Job 34:33, Elihu questions Job's right to dictate to God, reinforcing 9:12's theme that no one can challenge God's decisions.

Isaiah 45:9 Parallel

Isaiah 45:9 uses the potter/clay metaphor to rebuke those who quarrel with their Maker, directly paralleling Job's refusal to question God's actions.

Romans 11:34 asks 'Who has known the mind of the Lord?'—the same rhetorical point that humans cannot question or counsel God, aligning with Job 9:12.

Romans 9:18 Allusion

Romans 9:20 directly echoes Job: 'Who are you to talk back to God?' using the potter/clay imagery, reinforcing the same prohibition against questioning God's will.

Daniel 4:35 Parallel

Daniel 4:35 uses identical language: no one can hold back God's hand or question His actions, directly echoing Job's assertion of God's absolute sovereignty.

In Isaiah 43:13, 'I work, and who can turn it back?' is virtually identical to Job 9:12's sentiment of no one questioning God's actions.

Acts 11:17 Allusion

In Acts 11:17, Peter asks 'who was I to stand in God's way?' — a direct NT echo of Job 9:12's 'who can stop him?' on divine sovereignty.

In Isaiah 14:27, 'who will annul His purpose?' directly echoes Job 9:12's theme of God's unopposable will.

Romans 9:19 Allusion

In Romans 9:19, Paul echoes Job's rhetorical question about resisting God's will, reinforcing the theme of divine sovereignty.

In Ecclesiastes 7:13, 'who can make straight what God has made crooked?' parallels Job 9:12's rhetorical question on God's sovereignty.

Matthew 20:15 contains the landowner's question about doing what he wishes with his own things, closely paralleling Job's theme of God's unquestionable freedom.

Jeremiah 18:6 compares Israel to clay in the potter's hand, illustrating God's sovereign authority—a theme consistent with Job's assertion that no one can challenge Him.

Matthew 11:26 shows Jesus accepting God's sovereign will as good pleasure, parallel to Job's point that humans have no right to question God's decisions.

Ephesians 1:11 affirms God works all things according to His will, thematically parallel to Job's point that no one can oppose or question God's actions.