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Job 3:10-16

10 for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me
to hide trouble from my eyes.

11 “Why did I not perish at birth,
and die as I came from the womb?

12 Why were there knees to receive me
and breasts that I might be nursed?

13 For now I would be lying down in peace;
I would be asleep and at rest

14 with kings and counselors of the earth,
who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,

15 with rulers who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.

16 Or why was I not hidden in the ground like a stillborn child,
like an infant who never saw the light of day?

Cross References for Job 3:10-16

Genesis 29:31 - Jacob’s Children When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, he opened her womb, but Rachel was ... Click to read the verse Genesis 29:31 Click to read the verse Genesis 29:31

Genesis 20:18 - for the Lord had closed up every womb in Abimelech’s household because of Abraham’s wife Sarah. Click to read the verse Genesis 20:18 Click to read the verse Genesis 20:18

1 Samuel 1:5 - But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb. Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 1:5 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 1:5

Exodus 16:3 - The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat aro... Click to read the verse Exodus 16:3 Click to read the verse Exodus 16:3

Ecclesiastes 11:10 - So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and v... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:10 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:10

Job 10:1 - “I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bi... Click to read the verse Job 10:1 Click to read the verse Job 10:1

Job 6:2-3 - “If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! Click to read the verse Job 6:2-3 Click to read the verse Job 6:2-3

Job 23:2 - “Even today my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning. Click to read the verse Job 23:2 Click to read the verse Job 23:2

Job 10:18-19 - “Why then did you bring me out of the womb? I wish I had died before any eye saw me. Click to read the verse Job 10:18-19 Click to read the verse Job 10:18-19

Ecclesiastes 6:3-5 - A man may have a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he c... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:3-5 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:3-5

Jeremiah 20:17 - For he did not kill me in the womb, with my mother as my grave, her womb enlarged forever. Click to read the verse Jeremiah 20:17 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 20:17