“So I looked for good, but evil came instead. I waited for the light, but darkness fell.”
Key Phrases to Highlight
Key Verse: Job 30:26 – “So I looked for good, but evil came instead. I waited for the light, but darkness fell.”
Job 30:1 – “But now I am mocked by people younger than I.”
Job 30:20 – “I cry to you, O God, but you don’t answer. I stand before you, but you don’t even look.”
Notes to Write in the Margin
Job 30:20 – Job feels ignored and abandoned by God.
Job 30:1-8 – Mockery and Poverty
Job 30:9-15 – Despair
Job 30:16-23 – Physical Pain
Job 30:24-31 – Isolation
Cross References
Job 30:20 (God doesn’t answer) – See Psalm 22:2 – Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief.
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