Job 16 in the early church
8 passages quote, allude to, or echo Job 16, 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 16:2
“I have heard many things like these; miserable comforters are you all.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 16:2 | Oration 21.13 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Job 16:2 | Homily 5, part 5.2 · Asterius of Amasea | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 380-410 |
| Job 16:2 | Exposition of Psalm 118 9.17.4 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Job 16:2 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.42.3 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Job 16:2 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.42.6 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Job 16:11
God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 16:11 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.21.3 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Job 16:17
yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 16:17 | On Man's Perfection in Righteousness 25 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 415 |
Job 16:18
O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 16:18 | On the Complaints of Job and David 1.27 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |