Job 6 in the early church
15 passages quote, allude to, or echo Job 6, 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.
Verses: 4 · 6 · 8 · 9 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 15 · 20 · 30
Job 6:4
For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 6:4 | Commentary on Romans 1.16 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Job 6:4 | Tractates on the Psalms 119.13 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Job 6:4 | On the Complaints of Job and David 1.4 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Job 6:4 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.20.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Job 6:4 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.21.3 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Job 6:4 | Tractates 0 · Gaudentius of Brescia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 397-410 |
Job 6:6
Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 6:6 | Letters 39.4 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, low confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Job 6:8
If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 6:8–9 | Tractates 0 · Gaudentius of Brescia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 397-410 |
Job 6:9
that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 6:9 | On the Complaints of Job and David 1.4 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
Job 6:11
What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 6:11 | On the Complaints of Job and David 1.4 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
Job 6:12
Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 6:12 | On the Complaints of Job and David 1.4 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
Job 6:13
Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 6:13 | On the Complaints of Job and David 1.4 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
Job 6:15
But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 6:15 | Letters 11.3 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Job 6:20
They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 6:20 | Letters 11.3 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Job 6:30
Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 6:30 | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 6 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 420-430 |