Job 13 in the early church
9 passages quote, allude to, or echo Job 13, 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: 5 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 26 · 27 · 28
Job 13:5
If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 13:5 | Fragment without closer identification, no. 4 · Methodius of Olympus | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
Job 13:18
See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 13:18 | On Man's Perfection in Righteousness 24 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 415 |
Job 13:19
Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 13:19 | Letter 148.7 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Job 13:19 | On the Complaints of Job and David 2.9 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
Job 13:20
Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 13:20 | On the Complaints of Job and David 2.9 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
Job 13:26
For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 13:26 | On the Complaints of Job and David 1.21 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Job 13:26 | On the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins 2.14 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 411–412 |
Job 13:27
You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 13:27 | On the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins 2.14 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 411–412 |
Job 13:28
So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 13:28 | On the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins 2.14 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 411–412 |