Job 9:34

Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

Cross-references

In Job 13:20-22, Job repeats almost verbatim his plea for God to withdraw his hand and remove dread — a direct restatement of 9:34.

Job 16:21 Parallel

In Job 16:21, Job yearns for an umpire between him and God, echoing 9:34's wish for removal of God's rod and terror.

Job 21:9 Contrast

Job 21:9 describes the wicked whose houses are safe from God's rod—contrasting with Job's experience of terror here.

Job 23:6 Parallel

In Job 23:6, Job wishes God would not use overwhelming power against him, similar to his plea for the rod to be removed.

In Job 29:2-25, Job recalls his past blessing without fear — a stark contrast to his current dread of God in 9:34.

Job 13:3 Contrast

In Job 13:3, Job declares his desire to argue with God directly, contrasting with his earlier fear and wish for a mediator in 9:34.

Job 33:7 Contrast

In Job 33:7, Elihu claims his own terror won't terrify Job, contrasting with the overwhelming divine terror Job laments in 9:34.

Job 13:11 Parallel

In Job 13:11, Job warns his friends that God's majesty will terrify them, echoing the same dread he personally expresses in 9:34.

Job 23:15 Parallel

In Job 23:15, Job later confesses he is terrified and in dread of God, reinforcing the same fear he wished removed in 9:34.

Job 31:23 Parallel

In Job 31:23, Job says terror of God's calamity and majesty drove his conduct, connecting to the dread he wanted lifted in 9:34.

Psalm 39:10 Parallel

In Psalm 39:10, David asks God to remove his stroke, closely paralleling Job's plea to take away God's rod in 9:34.