Job 8:4

God's Word

If your children sinned against him, he allowed them to suffer the consequences of their sinfulness.

Cross References

Genesis 13:13

(The people who lived in Sodom were very wicked. They committed terrible sins against the Lord.)

Job 1:5

When they finished having their parties, Job would send for them in order to cleanse them from sin. He would get up early in the morning and sacrifice burnt offerings for each of them. Job thought, “My children may have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Job offered sacrifices for them all the time.

Job 5:4

His children are far from help. They are crushed at the city gate, and no one is there to rescue them.

Psalm 81:12

So I let them go their own stubborn ways and follow their own advice.

Ezekiel 18:4

The life of every person belongs to me. Fathers and their children belong to me. The person who sins will die.