Job 1:21

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He said:

Cross References

Genesis 3:19

You will work hard for your food, until your face is covered with sweat. You will work hard until the day you die. And then you will become dust again. I used dust to make you. And when you die you will become dust again.”

Genesis 30:2

Jacob became angry with Rachel. He said, “I am not God. God is the One who has caused you to not have children.”

Genesis 45:5

Now, don’t be worried. Don’t be angry with yourselves for what you did. It was God’s plan for me to come here. I am here to save your life.

2 Samuel 16:12

Maybe the Lord will see the wrong things that are happening to me. Then maybe the Lord will give me something good for every bad thing that Shimei says today.”

1 Kings 12:15

So the king did not do what the people wanted. The Lord caused this to happen. The Lord did this in order to keep the promise he made to Jeroboam son of Nebat. The Lord used Ahijah the prophet to make this promise. Ahijah was from Shiloh.

2 Kings 20:19

Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “This message from the Lord is good.”

Nehemiah 9:5

Then these Levites spoke again: Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah. They said: “Stand up and praise the Lord your God!”

Job 1:11

But if you destroy everything he has, I promise you that he will curse {\cf2\super [2]} you to your face.”

Job 2:10

Job answered his wife, “You talk like a foolish woman! God gives us good things, and we accept them. So we should also accept trouble \{and not complain\}.” All these things happened. But Job did not sin. He did not speak against God.

Job 9:12

If God takes something away,\par no one can stop him.\par No one can say to him,\par ‘What are you doing?’\par

Psalm 34:1

I bless the Lord all the time.\par His praise is always on my lips.\par

Psalm 34:2

Humble people, listen and be happy\par while I brag about the Lord.\par

Psalm 39:9

I will not open my mouth.\par I will not say anything.\par Lord, you did what should be done.\par

Psalm 49:17

Those people won’t take a thing with them\par when they die.\par They will not take any of those\par beautiful things with them.\par

Ecclesiastes 12:7

Your body came from the earth.\par And when you die,\par your body will go back to the earth.\par But your spirit came from God.\par And when you die,\par your spirit will go back to God.\par

Ecclesiastes 5:14

And then something bad happens and he loses everything. So that person has nothing to give to his son.

Ecclesiastes 5:15

A person comes into the world from his mother’s body with nothing. And when that person dies, he leaves the same way—with nothing. He works hard to get things. But he can take nothing with him when he dies.

Ecclesiastes 5:19

If God gives a person wealth, property, and the power to enjoy those things, then that person should enjoy them. That person should accept the things he has and enjoy his work—that is a gift from God.

Isaiah 24:15

Those people will say,\par “People in the east, praise the Lord!\par People in faraway lands,\par praise the name\par of the Lord God of Israel.”\par

Isaiah 42:24

Who let people take the wealth from Jacob and Israel? The Lord allowed them to do this! We sinned against the Lord. So the Lord allowed people to take away our wealth. The people of Israel did not want to live the way the Lord wanted. The people of Israel did not listen to his teaching.

Isaiah 45:7

I made the light,\par and I made darkness.\par I make peace,\par and I make troubles.\par I am the Lord—\par and I do all these things.\par

Lamentations 3:38

God Most High commands\par both good and bad things to happen.\par

Amos 3:6

If a trumpet blows a warning, then the people will surely shake with fear. If trouble comes to a city, then the Lord caused it.

Matthew 20:15

I can do what I want with my own money. Are you jealous because I am good \{to those people\}?’

Acts 4:28

These people that ‘came together’ against Jesus made your plan happen; it happened because of your power and your will.

Ephesians 5:20

Always give thanks to God the Father for everything. Give him thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Give thanks \{to God\} at all times. That is what God wants for you in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 6:7

When we came into the world, we brought nothing. And when we die, we can take nothing out.

James 1:17

Everything good comes from God. And every perfect gift is from God. These good gifts come down from the Father who made all the lights in the sky (sun, moon, stars). But God never changes \{like those lights\}. He is always the same.

James 5:11

We say that those people who accepted their troubles with patience are now happy. You have heard about Job’s patience. {\cf2\super [28]} You know that after all Job’s trouble, the Lord helped him. This shows that the Lord is full of mercy and is kind.

Ruth 1:21

I had everything I wanted when I left. But now, the Lord brings me home with nothing. The Lord has made me sad, so why should you call me ‘Happy’? [6] {God} All-Powerful has given much trouble to me.”

1 Samuel 2:7

The Lord makes some people poor, and he makes other people rich. The Lord humbles some people, and he honors other people.

1 Samuel 2:8

The Lord raises poor people from the dust. He takes away their sadness. [22] The Lord makes poor people important. He seats them with princes and at the places for honored guests. The Lord made the whole world! And the whole world belongs to him! [23]

1 Samuel 3:18

So Samuel told Eli everything. Samuel did not hide anything from Eli.