Job 30 in the early church
8 passages quote, allude to, or echo Job 30, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
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Job 30:19
He throws me into the mud, and I have become like dust and ashes.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 30:19 | Long recension, Magnesians 12 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | later 4th century (probable) |
Job 30:24
Yet no one stretches out his hand against a ruined man when he cries for help in his distress.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 30:24 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 117 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
Job 30:25
Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 30:25 | Demonstration of the Gospel 1.6.15 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Job 30:25 | Homilies 4.6 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Job 30:25 | On Tobit 5 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| Job 30:25 | On Naboth 57 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-390 |
| Job 30:25 | Homilies on Matthew 15.9 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Job 30:25 | Homilies on Matthew 33.6 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |