NASB — Job 10 — KJV

Job Despairs of God’s Dealings

  1IaI loathe° my own life°;
  I will give° full°° vent° to bmy complaint°;
  I will speak° in the bitterness° of my soul°.
  2 “I will say° to God°, ‘aDo not condemn° me;
  Let me know° why°° You contend° with me.
  3 ‘Is it Iright° for You indeed° to aoppress°,
  To reject° bthe labor° of Your hands°,
  And IIto look° favorably° on cthe schemes° of the wicked°?
  4 ‘Have You eyes° of flesh°?
  Or° do You asee° as a man° sees°?
  5 ‘Are Your days° as the days° of a mortal°,
  Or° aYour years° as man’s° years°,
  6 That aYou should seek° for my guilt°
  And search° after my sin°?
  7 ‘According° to Your knowledge° aI am indeed° not guilty°,
  Yet there° is bno° deliverance° from Your hand°.

[1] ILit My soul loathes aJb 7:16 bJb 7:11
[2] aJb 9:29
[3] ILit good IILit You shine forth aJb 9:22-24; 16:11; 19:6; 27:2 bJb 10:8; 14:15; Ps 138:8; Is 64:8 cJb 21:16; 22:18
[4] a1S 16:7; Jb 28:24; 34:21
[5] aJb 36:26
[6] aJb 14:16
[7] aJb 9:21; 13:18 bJb 9:12; 23:13; 27:22

  8 ¶ ‘aYour hands° fashioned° and made° me Ialtogether°°,
  bAnd would You destroy° me?
  9 ‘Remember° now°, that You have made° me as aclay°;
  And would You bturn° me into dust° again°?
  10 ‘Did You not pour° me out like milk°
  And curdle° me like cheese°;
  11 Clothe° me with skin° and flesh°,
  And knit° me together° with bones° and sinews°?
  12 ‘You have agranted° me life° and lovingkindness°;
  And Your care° has preserved° my spirit°.
  13 ‘Yet athese° things° You have concealed° in Your heart°;
  I know° that this° is within° You:
  14 If° I sin°, then You would atake° note° of me,
  And bwould not acquit° me of my guilt°.
  15 ‘If° aI am wicked°, woe° to me!
  And bif I am righteous°, I dare not lift° up my head°.
  [I am] sated° with disgrace° and Iconscious° of my misery°.
  16 ‘Should [my head] be lifted° up, aYou would hunt° me like a lion°;
  And again° You would show° Your bpower° against me.
  17 ‘You renew° aYour witnesses° against° me
  And increase° Your anger° toward° me;
  IbHardship° after hardship° is with me.

[8] ILit together round about aJb 10:3; Ps 119:73 bJb 9:22
[9] aJb 4:19; 33:6 bJb 7:21
[12] aJb 33:4
[13] aJb 23:13
[14] aJb 7:20 bJb 7:21; 9:28
[15] ILit see aJb 10:7; Is 3:11 bJb 6:29
[16] aIs 38:13; Lm 3:10; Ho 13:7 bJb 5:9
[17] ILit Changes and warfare are with me aRu 1:21; Jb 16:8 bJb 7:1

  18 ¶ ‘aWhy° then have You brought° me out of the womb°?
  Would that I had died° and no° eye° had seen° me!
  19 ‘I should have been° as though° I had not been°,
  Carried° from womb° to tomb°.’
  20 “Would He not let° amy few° days° alone°?
  IbWithdraw° from me that I may have° a little° cheer°
  21 Before° I go°aand I shall not return°
  bTo the land° of darkness° and cdeep° shadow°,
  22 The land° of utter° gloom° as darkness° [itself],
  Of deep° shadow° without° order°,
  And which shines° as the darkness°.”

[18] aJb 3:11-13
[20] ILit Put aJb 14:1 bJb 7:16, 19
[21] a2S 12:23; Jb 3:13-19; 16:22 bPs 88:12 cJb 10:22; 34:22; 38:17; Ps 23:4


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Job, taking liberty of complaint, expostulateth with God about his afflictions.

1 ¶ My soulº is wearyºª of my life;º I will leaveºª my complaintº upon² myself; I will speakºª in the bitternessº of my soul.º 2 I will sayºª unto² God,º Do not² condemnºª me; shewºª me wherefore²² thou contendestºª with me. 3 [Is it] good¹ª² unto thee that² thou shouldest oppress,ºª that² thou shouldest despiseºª the workº of thine hands,º and shineºª upon² the counselº of the wicked?º 4 Hast thou eyesº of flesh?º or² seestºª thou as manº seeth?ºª 5 [Are] thy daysº as the daysº of man?º [are] thy yearsº as man'sº days,º 6 That² thou enquirestºª after mine iniquity,º and searchestºª after my sin?º 7 Thou knowestº that² I am not² wicked;ºª and [there is] none² that can deliverºª out of thine hand.º² 8 Thine handsº have madeºª me and fashionedºª me togetherº round about;º yet thou dost destroyºª me. 9 Remember,ºª I beseech thee,² that² thou hast madeºª me as the clay;º and wilt thou bring¹ª me into dust¹ again?ºª²² 10 Hast thou not² poured me outºª as milk,º and curdledºª me like cheese?º 11 Thou hast clothedºª me with skinº and flesh,º and hast fencedºª me with bonesº and sinews.º 12 Thou hast grantedºª² me lifeº and favour,º and thy visitationº hath preservedºª my spirit.º 13 And these² [things] hast thou hidºª in thine heart:º I knowºª that² this² [is] with² thee. 14 If² I sin,ºª then thou markestºª me, and thou wilt not² acquitºª me from mine iniquity.º² 15 If² I be wicked,ºª woeº unto me; and [if] I be righteous,ºª [yet] will I not² lift upºª my head.º [I am] fullº of confusion;º therefore seeºª¹ª thou mine affliction;º 16 For it increaseth.ºª Thou huntestºª me as a fierce lion:º and againºª thou shewest thyself marvellousºª upon me. 17 Thou renewestºª thy witnessesº against² me, and increasestºª thine indignationº upon² me;¹ changesº and warº [are] against² me.

[1] Nu 11:15; 1K 19:4; Jb 3:20; 5:15, 20; 6:2, 8, 26; 7:11; 9:21; 10:15; 14:13; 16:6; 19:4; 21:2; Ps 32:3; Is 38:15, 17; Jna 4:3, 8.
[2] Jb 8:5; 34:31; Ps 6:1; 25:7; 38:1; 109:21; 139:23; 143:2; Lm 3:40; 5:16; Ro 8:1; 1Co 11:31.
[3] Jb 8:20; 14:15; 34:5, 18, 19; 36:7, 17; 40:2, 8; Ps 69:33; 138:8; Is 64:8; Jr 12:1; Lm 3:2; 1P 4:19.
[4] 1S 16:7; Jb 9:32; Lk 16:15; Rv 1:14.
[5] Ps 90:2; 102:12, 24; He 1:12; 2P 3:8.
[6] Jb 10:14; Ps 10:15; 44:21; Jr 2:34; Zp 1:12; Jn 2:24; 1Co 4:5.
[7] Dt 32:39; Jb 23:10, 13; 31:6, 14, 35; 42:7; Ps 1:6; 7:3, 8; 17:3; 26:1; 50:22; 139:1, 21; Dn 3:15; Ho 2:10; Jn 10:28; 21:17; 2Co 1:12; 1Th 2:10.
[8] Gn 6:6; Jb 10:3; Ps 119:73; Is 43:7; Jr 18:3.
[9] Gn 2:7; 3:19; Jb 7:7; 17:14; Ps 22:15; 25:6, 18; 89:47; 90:3; 106:4; Ec 12:7; Is 45:9; 64:8; Jr 18:6; Ro 9:21.
[10] Ps 139:14.
[11] Jb 40:17; Ezk 37:4; 2Co 5:2; Ep 4:16.
[12] Gn 19:19; Mt 6:25; Ac 17:25, 28.
[13] Dt 32:39; Jb 23:9, 13; Ec 8:6; Is 45:7, 15; 46:9; Lm 3:37; Ro 11:33; Ep 3:11.
[14] Ex 34:7; Nu 14:18; Jb 7:21; 13:26; 14:16; Ps 130:3; 139:1.
[15] Ex 3:7; Jb 9:12, 15, 20, 29; 10:7; 21:6; 23:15; 27:7; Ps 9:17; 25:18; 119:153; Is 3:11; 6:5; 64:5; Lm 1:20; 5:1; Mal 3:18; Lk 17:10; Ro 2:8.
[16] Nu 16:29; Dt 28:59; Is 38:13; Lm 3:10; Ho 13:7; Am 3:8.
[17] Ru 1:21; Jb 16:8, 11; 19:6; Ps 55:19; Jr 48:11; Zp 1:12.

He complaineth of life, and craveth a little ease before death.

18 Wherefore² then hast thou brought me forthºª out of the womb?º² Oh that I had given up the ghost,ºª and no² eyeº had seenºª me! 19 I should have been² as though² I had not² been;² I should have been carriedºª from the wombº² to the grave.º 20 [Are] not² my daysº few?º ceaseºªªª [then, and] let me alone,ºªªª² that I may take comfortºª a little,º 21 Before² I go¹ª² [whence] I shall not² return,ºª [even] to² the landº of darknessº and the shadow of death;º 22 A landº of darkness,º as² darknessº [itself; and] of the shadow of death,º without² any order,º and [where] the lightºª [is] as² darkness.º

[18] Jb 3:10; 11:20; 14:10; Jr 15:10; 20:14; Mt 26:24.
[19] Ps 58:8.
[20] Jb 7:6, 16, 17; 8:9; 9:25; 13:21; 14:1; Ps 39:5, 13; 103:15.
[21] 2S 12:23; 14:14; Jb 3:5; 7:8; 14:10; Ps 23:4; 88:6, 11; Is 38:11; Jr 2:6.
[22] Jb 3:5; 34:22; 38:17; Ps 23:4; 44:19; 88:12; Jr 2:6; 13:16; Lk 16:26.


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