Job 8:4

New International Reader's Version

Your children sinned against him. So he punished them for their sin.

Cross References

Genesis 13:13

The people of Sodom were evil. They were sinning greatly against the Lord.

Job 1:5

The time for enjoying good food would end. Then Job would make plans for his children to be made pure and “clean.” He would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them. He would do it early in the morning. He would think, “Perhaps my children have sinned. Maybe they have spoken evil things against God in their hearts.” That’s what Job always did for his children when he felt they had sinned.

Job 5:4

Their children aren’t safe at all. They lose their case in court. No one speaks up for them.

Psalm 81:12

So I let them go their own stubborn way. I let them follow their own sinful plans.

Ezekiel 18:4

Everyone belongs to me. Parents and children alike belong to me. A person will die because of their own sins.