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Job 10

BSB·22 verses ·Old Testament
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1I loatheנָֽקְטָ֥הnā·qə·ṭāh — to tire, weary, become exhaustedH5354 — Full Word Study → my ownנַפְשִׁ֗יnap̄·šî — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → lifeבְּחַ֫יָּ֥יbə·ḥay·yāy — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study →; I will expressאֶֽעֶזְבָ֣ה’e·‘ez·ḇāh — to abandon, forsake, or leave behindH5800 — Full Word Study → my complaintשִׂיחִ֑יśî·ḥî — Complaint, meditation, or speech; utterance of the heartH7879 — Full Word Study → and speakאֲ֝דַבְּרָה֗’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study → in the bitternessבְּמַ֣רbə·mar — Bitter; marked by anguish or grievingH4751 — Full Word Study → of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃nap̄·šî — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study →. 2I will sayאֹמַ֣ר’ō·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ’ĕ·lō·w·ah — God; divine being; deityH433 — Full Word Study →: Do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → condemn meתַּרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיtar·šî·‘ê·nî — To act wickedly; condemn as guiltyH7561 — Full Word Study →! Let me knowהֽ֝וֹדִיעֵ֗נִיhō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nî — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → whyעַ֣ל‘al — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → You prosecute meתְּרִיבֵֽנִי׃tə·rî·ḇê·nî — To contend, strive, dispute, or plead a caseH7378 — Full Word Study →. 3Does it pleaseהֲט֤וֹבhă·ṭō·wḇ — good, beneficial, pleasing, wellH2896 — Full Word Study → You to oppress meתַעֲשֹׁ֗קṯa·‘ă·šōq — To oppress, defraud, or exploitH6231 — Full Word Study →, to rejectתִ֭מְאַסṯim·’as — to reject, despise, or spurn with contemptH3988 — Full Word Study → the workיְגִ֣יעַyə·ḡî·a‘ — toil, labor, workH3018 — Full Word Study → of Your handsכַּפֶּ֑יךָkap·pe·ḵā — Palm of the hand; hollow of anything; power or controlH3709 — Full Word Study → and favorהוֹפָֽעְתָּ׃hō·w·p̄ā·‘ə·tā — to shine forth, become light, appear brilliantlyH3313 — Full Word Study → the schemesעֲצַ֖ת‘ă·ṣaṯ — counsel, advice, or purposeH6098 — Full Word Study → of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםrə·šā·‘îm — wicked, guilty, morally corruptH7563 — Full Word Study →? 4Do You have eyesהַעֵינֵ֣יha·‘ê·nê — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → of fleshבָשָׂ֣רḇā·śār — Flesh; body; meat; human natureH1320 — Full Word Study →? Do You seeכִּרְא֖וֹתkir·’ō·wṯ — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → as manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ’ĕ·nō·wōš — human being, man, mortal personH582 — Full Word Study → seesתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir·’eh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study →? 5Are Your daysהֲכִימֵ֣יhă·ḵî·mê — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → like thoseיָמֶ֑יךָyā·me·ḵā — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → of a morאִם־’i·mōš- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study →tal, or Your yearsשְׁ֝נוֹתֶ֗יךָšə·nô·t̲ê·k̲ā — Year; period of time or ageH8141 — Full Word Study → like thoseכִּ֣ימֵיkî·mê — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → of a manגָֽבֶר׃ḡā·ḇer — Man, mighty man, strong manH1397 — Full Word Study →, 6thatכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → You should seekתְבַקֵּ֥שׁṯə·ḇaq·qêš — To seek, search for, or request earnestlyH1245 — Full Word Study → my iniquityלַעֲוֺנִ֑יla·‘ă·wō·nî — Iniquity, guilt, or moral wrongdoingH5771 — Full Word Study → and search outתִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃ṯiḏ·rō·wōš — to seek, inquire, search diligentlyH1875 — Full Word Study → my sinוּ֭לְחַטָּאתִ֥יū·lə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî — sin; sin offering; sinfulnessH2403 — Full Word Study → 7thoughעַֽל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → You knowדַּ֭עְתְּךָda‘·tə·ḵā — Knowledge, understanding, awarenessH1847 — Full Word Study → thatכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → I am notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → guiltyאֶרְשָׁ֑ע’er·šā‘ — To act wickedly; condemn as guiltyH7561 — Full Word Study →, and there is noוְאֵ֖יןwə·’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → deliveranceמַצִּֽיל׃maṣ·ṣîl — to rescue, deliver, or snatch awayH5337 — Full Word Study → from Your handמִיָּדְךָ֣mî·yā·ḏə·ḵā — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study →? 8Your handsיָדֶ֣יךָyā·ḏe·ḵā — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → shaped meעִ֭צְּבוּנִי‘iṣ·ṣə·ḇū·nî — to grieve, pain, or vex; to be displeasedH6087 — Full Word Study → and altogetherיַ֥חַדya·ḥaḏ — together, united, as oneH3162 — Full Word Study → formed meוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֑וּנִיway·ya·‘ă·śū·nî — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study →. Would You now turnסָ֝בִ֗יבsā·ḇîḇ — around, on all sides, encirclingH5439 — Full Word Study → and destroy meוַֽתְּבַלְּעֵֽנִי׃wat·tə·ḇal·lə·‘ê·nî — to swallow, devour, consume completelyH1104 — Full Word Study →? 9Pleaseנָ֭אnā — Please, I beseech, I prayH4994 — Full Word Study → rememberזְכָר־zə·ḵār- — to remember, recall, or mentionH2142 — Full Word Study → thatכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → You molded meעֲשִׂיתָ֑נִי‘ă·śî·ṯā·nî — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → like clayכַחֹ֣מֶרḵa·ḥō·mer — clay, mire, or a dry measure (homer)H2563 — Full Word Study →. Would You now return meתְּשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃tə·šî·ḇê·nî — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → toוְֽאֶל־wə·’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → dustעָפָ֥ר‘ā·p̄ār — dust; fine particles of earth or ground matterH6083 — Full Word Study →? 10Did You notהֲלֹ֣אhă·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → pour me outתַּתִּיכֵ֑נִיtat·tî·ḵê·nî — to pour out, melt, or flowH5413 — Full Word Study → like milkכֶ֭חָלָבḵe·ḥā·lāḇ — milk; richness, abundanceH2461 — Full Word Study →, and curdle meתַּקְפִּיאֵֽנִי׃taq·pî·’ê·nî — To thicken, congeal, or freeze; to become dark or settledH7087 — Full Word Study → like cheeseוְ֝כַגְּבִנָּ֗הwə·ḵag·gə·ḇin·nāh — Cheese; curdled milk productH1385 — Full Word Study →? 11You clothed meתַּלְבִּישֵׁ֑נִיtal·bî·šê·nî — To clothe, dress, or wear garmentsH3847 — Full Word Study → with skinע֣וֹר‘ō·wr — Skin, hide, leather coveringH5785 — Full Word Study → and fleshוּ֭בָשָׂרū·ḇā·śār — Flesh; body; meat; human natureH1320 — Full Word Study →, and knit me togetherתְּסֹכְכֵֽנִי׃tə·sō·ḵə·ḵê·nî — to cover, protect, fence in, shieldH5526 — Full Word Study → with bonesוּֽבַעֲצָמ֥וֹתū·ḇa·‘ă·ṣā·mō·wṯ — bone; body; substance; strengthH6106 — Full Word Study → and sinewsוְ֝גִידִ֗יםwə·ḡî·ḏîm — sinew, tendon, or cord-like tissueH1517 — Full Word Study →. 12You have grantedעָשִׂ֣יתָ‘ā·śî·ṯā — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → meעִמָּדִ֑י‘im·mā·ḏî — With, alongside, in the presence ofH5978 — Full Word Study → lifeחַיִּ֣יםḥay·yîm — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study → and loving devotionוָ֭חֶסֶדwā·ḥe·seḏ — Covenant loyalty and steadfast kindnessH2617 — Full Word Study →, and Your careוּ֝פְקֻדָּתְךָ֗ū·p̄ə·qud·dā·ṯə·ḵā — visitation, oversight, punishment, accountH6486 — Full Word Study → has preservedשָֽׁמְרָ֥הšā·mə·rāh — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → my spiritרוּחִֽי׃rū·ḥî — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study →. 13Yet You concealedצָפַ֣נְתָּṣā·p̄an·tā — to hide, conceal, treasure up, or keep secretH6845 — Full Word Study → these things in Your heartבִלְבָבֶ֑ךָḇil·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā — The inner self; mind, will, understandingH3824 — Full Word Study →, and I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיyā·ḏa‘·tî — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → thatכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → this was in Your mind: 14Ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → I sinnedחָטָ֥אתִיḥā·ṭā·ṯî — To sin; to miss the mark; to commit wrongdoingH2398 — Full Word Study →, You would take noteוּשְׁמַרְתָּ֑נִיū·šə·mar·tā·nî — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study →, and would notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → acquit meתְנַקֵּֽנִי׃ṯə·naq·qê·nî — to be clean, innocent, or acquittedH5352 — Full Word Study → of my iniquityוּ֝מֵעֲוֺנִ֗יū·mê·‘ă·wō·nî — Iniquity, guilt, or moral wrongdoingH5771 — Full Word Study →. 15Ifאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → I am guiltyרָשַׁ֡עְתִּיrā·ša‘·tî — To act wickedly; condemn as guiltyH7561 — Full Word Study →, woeאַלְלַ֬י’al·lay — Woe! An exclamation of distress or lamentationH480 — Full Word Study → to me! And even if I am righteousוְ֭צָדַקְתִּיwə·ṣā·ḏaq·tî — To be righteous, justify, vindicateH6663 — Full Word Study →, I cannotלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → liftאֶשָּׂ֣א’eś·śā — To lift up, raise, or bear; to carry or supportH5375 — Full Word Study → my headרֹאשִׁ֑יrō·šî — Head; chief; beginning; topH7218 — Full Word Study →. I am full of shameקָ֝ל֗וֹןqā·lō·wn — Shame, dishonor, or disgraceH7036 — Full Word Study → and aware ofוּרְאֵ֥הū·rə·’êh — To see, perceive, or beholdH7202 — Full Word Study → my afflictionעָנְיִֽי׃‘ā·nə·yî — affliction, distress, troubleH6040 — Full Word Study →. 16Should I hold my head highוְ֭יִגְאֶהwə·yiḡ·’eh — to rise up, grow tall, be exaltedH1342 — Full Word Study →, You would hunt meתְּצוּדֵ֑נִיtə·ṣū·ḏê·nî — to hunt, chase, or lie in waitH6679 — Full Word Study → like a lionכַּשַּׁ֣חַלkaš·ša·ḥal — A fierce lion; a powerful predatorH7826 — Full Word Study →, and againוְ֝תָשֹׁ֗בwə·ṯā·šōḇ — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → display Your powerתִּתְפַּלָּא־tiṯ·pal·lā- — to be wonderful, perform miracles, do marvelous thingsH6381 — Full Word Study → against me. 17You produce newתְּחַדֵּ֬שׁtə·ḥad·dêš — to renew, restore, or repairH2318 — Full Word Study → witnessesעֵדֶ֨יךָ׀‘ê·ḏe·ḵā — A person who testifies or bears witnessH5707 — Full Word Study → against meנֶגְדִּ֗יneḡ·dî — before, in front of, in the presence ofH5048 — Full Word Study → and multiplyוְתֶ֣רֶבwə·ṯe·reḇ — To increase, multiply, grow abundantH7235 — Full Word Study → Your angerכַּֽ֭עַשְׂךָka·‘aś·ḵā — Vexation, provocation, or irritation that stirs angerH3708 — Full Word Study → toward meעִמָּדִ֑י‘im·mā·ḏî — With, alongside, in the presence ofH5978 — Full Word Study →. Hardshipsוְצָבָ֣אwə·ṣā·ḇā — army, host, or organized military forceH6635 — Full Word Study → assault meעִמִּֽי׃‘im·mî — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study → in wave after waveחֲלִיפ֖וֹתḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ — A change, exchange, or rotation; a shift or turn.H2487 — Full Word Study →. 18Why thenוְלָ֣מָּהwə·lām·māh — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → did You bring meהֹצֵאתָ֑נִיhō·ṣê·ṯā·nî — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → from the wombמֵ֭רֶחֶםmê·re·ḥem — womb; inner compassion; merciful tendernessH7358 — Full Word Study →? Oh, that I had diedאֶ֝גְוַ֗ע’eḡ·wa‘ — to expire, breathe one's last, dieH1478 — Full Word Study →, and noלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → eyeוְעַ֣יִןwə·‘a·yin — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → had seen meתִרְאֵֽנִי׃ṯir·’ê·nî — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study →! 19If onlyכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka·’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → I had neverלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → comeהָיִ֣יתִיhā·yî·ṯî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → to beאֶהְיֶ֑ה’eh·yeh — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study →, but had been carriedאוּבָֽל׃’ū·ḇāl — to lead, conduct, or carry forthH2986 — Full Word Study → from the wombמִ֝בֶּ֗טֶןmib·be·ṭen — belly; womb; interior of the bodyH990 — Full Word Study → to the graveלַקֶּ֥בֶרlaq·qe·ḇer — A grave or burial place; a tombH6913 — Full Word Study →. 20Are my daysיָמַ֣יyā·may — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → notהֲלֹא־hă·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → fewמְעַ֣טmə·‘aṭ — A small amount; little; fewH4592 — Full Word Study →? Withdrawיֶחְדָּלyɛḥ·då̄l — to cease, stop, or desist from an actionH2308 — Full Word Study → from meמִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmim·men·nî — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study →, that I may have a little comfortוְאַבְלִ֥יגָהwə·’aḇ·lî·ḡāh — to recover strength, be strengthened, grow vigorousH1082 — Full Word Study →, 21beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbə·ṭe·rem — before, ere, prior to, not yetH2962 — Full Word Study → I goאֵ֭לֵךְ’ê·lêḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study →neverוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → to returnאָשׁ֑וּב’ā·šūḇ — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study →toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → a landאֶ֖רֶץ’e·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → of darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְḥō·šeḵ — Darkness; absence of light; obscurityH2822 — Full Word Study → and gloomוְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃wə·ṣal·mā·weṯ — Deep darkness; shadow of deathH6757 — Full Word Study →, 22to a landאֶ֤רֶץ’e·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → of utter darknessעֵיפָ֨תָה׀‘ê·p̄ā·ṯāh — weariness, faintness, exhaustionH5890 — Full Word Study →, of deep shadowצַ֭לְמָוֶתṣal·mā·weṯ — Deep darkness; shadow of deathH6757 — Full Word Study → and disorderוְלֹ֥אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study →, where even the lightוַתֹּ֥פַעwat·tō·p̄a‘ — to shine forth, become light, appear brilliantlyH3313 — Full Word Study → is likeכְּמוֹ־kə·mōw- — Like; according to; asH3644 — Full Word Study → darknessאֹֽפֶל׃פ’ō·p̄el — Darkness, obscurity, gloomH652 — Full Word Study →.”
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Chapter Commentary — Job 10
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Chapter Overview

In Chapter 10, Job reaches a critical turning point in his despair. Having exhausted his attempts to reason with his friends, he now turns directly to God with raw, anguished questions about his suffering. Job does not accuse God of wickedness, but he desperately wants to understand why an all-powerful Creator would allow such intense suffering in one of His creatures. This chapter reveals both the depth of human pain and the persistence of faith—Job still addresses God as the One who made him, even as he questions the apparent cruelty of his affliction. It is a prayer of complaint that remains, fundamentally, a prayer.

Verses 1-5: A Soul in Despair

Job opens with a confession of exhaustion. His soul is weary of life (v. 1), and he determines to speak his complaint directly to God without restraint. Notice that Job does not turn away from God in his bitterness—he turns toward Him. In verse 2, Job makes a remarkable request: "Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me." Even in his pain, Job appeals for understanding rather than judgment. Verses 3-5 contain pointed theological questions: Job asks whether God, being infinite and eternal, operates on the same level as finite, sinful humans. His implication is that God's treatment of him seems unworthy of an infinite, just being. These questions, while sharp, reflect Job's faith that God is indeed just—otherwise, why would Job appeal to His justice?

Verses 6-12: Creator and Creation

In verses 6-12, Job shifts to acknowledge God's creative power over him. He recognizes his own moral innocence ("Thou knowest that I am not wicked," v. 7), yet he remains under God's hand. Job then offers a beautiful, if anguished, meditation on creation. God's hands made him and fashioned him (v. 8); He poured Job out like milk and curdled him like cheese (v. 10)—vivid images of God's intimate craftsmanship in the womb. Verses 11-12 continue this theme: skin, flesh, bones, and sinews—God has given Job every part of his body and preserved his life through God's visitation. Yet the paradox cuts deep: the same God who created with such care now appears to destroy what He made.

Verses 13-22: The Anguish Deepens

Verses 13-16 reveal Job's conviction that God is actively marking and hunting him. God has "hid" His intentions in His heart (v. 13), Job suggests, and now God relentlessly pursues him like a fierce lion (v. 16). Job's language escalates: if he sins, God will not acquit him; if he is righteous, he still cannot lift his head (v. 15). Either way, Job feels condemned. The repetition of "I am full of confusion" signals his emotional and spiritual disorientation.

In verses 18-22, Job's despair reaches its nadir. He wishes he had never been born, preferring the oblivion of non-existence to his present torment. He asks God to simply leave him alone to find a moment's comfort before death—described in verses 21-22 as a land of darkness where even light becomes darkness. This is the language of utter hopelessness, yet note: Job still prays. Even in wishing for non-existence, Job is in conversation with God.

Application for Today

Job 10 gives biblical permission for honest, even anguished prayer in the face of suffering. The Psalms echo this pattern repeatedly. We need not pretend to spiritual confidence when our hearts are breaking. However, like Job, we must bring our complaints to God, not away from Him. In Christ, we have the assurance that God's purposes are ultimately redemptive—something Job could not yet see. Our suffering, unlike Job's, is held within the work of a Savior who suffered for us.

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