Job 10:3

Job 10:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
• New International Version (NIV)Does it please you to oppress me, to spurn the work of your hands, while you smile on the plans of the wicked?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Does it seem good to You that You should oppress, That You should despise the work of Your hands, And smile on the counsel of the wicked?
• New Living Translation (NLT)What do you gain by oppressing me? Why do you reject me, the work of your own hands, while smiling on the schemes of the wicked?

Context of Job 10:3

1"I loathe my life; I will give free utterance to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. 2I will say to God, Do not condemn me; let me know why you contend against me. Does it seem good to you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands and favor the designs of the wicked? 4Have you eyes of flesh? Do you see as man sees? 5Are your days as the days of man, or your years as a man's years,

Job 10:3 word by word

הֲט֤וֹב לְךָ֨׀ כִּֽי־תַעֲשֹׁ֗ק כִּֽי־תִ֭מְאַס יְגִ֣יעַ כַּפֶּ֑יךָ וְעַל־עֲצַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים הוֹפָֽעְתָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• goodטוֹבţôb · be pleasingH2895
• unto thee that thou shouldest oppressעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231
• that thou shouldest despiseמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
• the workיְגִיעַyegîya‛ · toilH3018
• of thine handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• and shineיָפַעyâpha‛ · to shineH3313
• upon the counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Job 10:3

• Job 34:5For Job has said, 'I am in the right, and God has taken away my right;
• Job 36:7He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
• Job 40:2"Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it."
• Lamentations 3:2he has driven and brought me into darkness without any light;
• Psalms 69:33For the Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own people who are prisoners.
• Job 14:15You would call, and I would answer you; you would long for the work of your hands.
• Job 34:19who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
• Psalms 138:8The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.
• Isaiah 64:8But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.
• 1 Peter 4:19Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.
• Job 8:20"Behold, God will not reject a blameless man, nor take the hand of evildoers.
• Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?

Commentaries on Job 10:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Is it good unto thee - Surely it can be no gratification to thee to distress the children of men, as if thou didst despise the work of thy own hands. And shine upon the counsel - For by my afflictions the harsh judgments of the wicked will appear to be confirmed: viz., that God regards not his most fervent worshippers; and it is no benefit to lead a religious life.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress - The sense of this is, that it could not be with God a matter of personal gratification to inflict pain wantonly. There must be a reason why he did it. This was clear to Job, and he was anxious, therefore, to know the reason why he was treated in this manner. Yet there is evidently here not a little of the spirit of complaining. There is an insinuation that God was afflicting him beyond what he deserved…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Job is unwilling to think God can have pleasure in using His power to "oppress" the weak, and to treat man, the work of His own hands, as of no value (Job 10:8; Psa 138:8). shine upon--favor with prosperity (Psa 50:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 10:3

• Blasphemy
• God
• Man
• Philosophy

In the dictionaries

• Comfort
• Darkness
• Grant
• Omnipotence

Commentaries on Job 10

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings