Job 9:18

Job 9:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
• New International Version (NIV)He would not let me catch my breath but would overwhelm me with misery.
• English Standard Version (ESV)he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He will not allow me to catch my breath, But fills me with bitterness.

Context of Job 9:18

16He might agree to meet with me in court. But I do not believe that he would listen to me. 17He would attack me with a strong storm. He would hurt me even more, for no reason. He would not allow me to breathe quietly. Instead, he would make me very upset. 19If I tried to fight God, he is much stronger than I am. And if I ask for justice, who can bring God to court? 20I am right. I have not done anything that is wrong. But my words would say that I am guilty.

Job 9:18 word by word

לֹֽא־יִ֭תְּנֵנִי הָשֵׁ֣ב רוּחִ֑י כִּ֥י יַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִי מַמְּרֹרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He will not sufferנָתַןnâthan · to give: allowH5414
• me to takeשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• my breathרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• but fillethשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• me with bitternessמַמְרוֹרmamrôr · bitternessH4472

Cross-references for Job 9:18

• Job 7:19You never look the other way. You never leave me alone, even for a moment.
• Psalms 39:13Stop being angry with me, so that I can be happy again before I die.
• Psalms 88:7Your anger is very heavy on me. It is like the waves of the sea that knock me down.
• Lamentations 3:3He is completely against me. He causes me trouble all the time.
• Job 3:20I am suffering very much. Why does God let me wake up each day? I am very upset, so why does God continue to let me live?
• Lamentations 3:15God has caused my life to become a thing of pain. It is as if he filled a cup with a very bitter drink for me.
• Hebrews 12:11Punishment never makes us happy at the time when we receive it. No, the pain makes us sad. But later we know that the punishment has taught us good things. It helps us to live in a right way that gives us peace in our minds.

Commentaries on Job 9:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18He will not suffer me to take my breath - I have no respite in my afflictions; I suffer continually in my body, and my mind is incessantly harassed.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18He will not suffer me to take my breath; - see the notes at Job 7:19.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 Job is still righteous in his own eyes, ch. 32:1, and this answer, though it sets forth the power and majesty of God, implies that the question between the afflicted and the Lord of providence, is a question of might, and not of right; and we begin to discover the evil fruits of pride and of a self-righteous spirit. Job begins to manifest a disposition to condemn God, that he may justify himself, for which he is afterwards reproved. Still Job…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-35Job answered Bildad by describing God's universal and legal power. His speech resembles a complex legal case. It includes: A summons and response (9:3, 14–16, 19b, 32). The risk of proving himself guilty (9:20). A "mediator" (9:33–34). A question of accusation (9:12). A legal sentence (9:22). A declaration of guilt (9:28–30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-35FIRST SERIES. 2. I know it is so of a truth--that God does not "pervert justice" (Job 8:3). But (even though I be sure of being in the right) how can a mere man assert his right--(be just) with God. The Gospel answers (Ro 3:26).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 9:18

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Doubting
• God

In the dictionaries

• Chamber
• Contend
• Daysman
• Pillar
• Breath; Breathe; Breathing
• Job, Book of
• believe, believer, belief, unbeliever, unbelief

Commentaries on Job 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings