Job 1:20 Cross References

Job 1:20

20: Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground before God.

So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and in his good time he will honor you.

Some time later, Reuben returned to get Joseph out of the pit. When he discovered that Joseph was missing, he tore his clothes in anguish and frustration.

David begged God to spare the child. He went without food and lay all night on the bare ground.
The leaders of the nation pleaded with him to get up and eat with them, but he refused.
Then on the seventh day the baby died. David's advisers were afraid to tell him. "He was so broken up about the baby being sick," they said. "What will he do to himself when we tell him the child is dead?"
But when David saw them whispering, he realized what had happened. "Is the baby dead?" he asked. "Yes," they replied.
Then David got up from the ground, washed himself, put on lotions, and changed his clothes. Then he went to the Tabernacle and worshiped the LORD. After that, he returned to the palace and ate.

When I heard this, I tore my clothing, pulled hair from my head and beard, and sat down utterly shocked.

Then Jacob tore his clothes and put on sackcloth. He mourned deeply for his son for many days.

Then for forty days and nights I lay prostrate before the LORD, neither eating bread nor drinking water. I did this because you had sinned by doing what the LORD hated, thus making him very angry.

When all the people of Israel saw the fire coming down and the glorious presence of the LORD filling the Temple, they fell face down on the ground and worshiped and praised the LORD, saying, "He is so good! His faithful love endures forever!"

He went on a little farther and fell face down on the ground, praying, "My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will, not mine."

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