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?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Does it seem good to you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands and favor the designs 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?

Context of Job 10:3

1“I am disgusted with my own life; I will express my complaint freely; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. 2I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me; Let me know why You contend with me. Is it right for You indeed to oppress, To reject the work of Your hands, And to look favorably on the plan of the wicked? 4Do You have eyes of flesh? Or do You see as mankind sees? 5Are Your days like the days of a mortal, Or Your years like a man’s year,

Job 10:3 word by word

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

• rightטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• for You indeedכִּיkîy · forH3588
• oppressעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231
• To rejectמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
• the workיְגִיעַyegîya‛ · toilH3018
• of Your handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• to lookיָפַעyâpha‛ · to shineH3313
• the planעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Job 10:3

• Job 34:5For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, But God has taken away my right;
• Job 36:7He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous, But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.
• Job 40:2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who rebukes God give an answer.”
• Lamentations 3:2He has driven me and made me walk In darkness and not in light.
• Psalms 69:33For the Lord hears the needy, And does not despise those of His who are prisoners.
• Job 14:15You will call, and I will answer You; You will long for the work of Your hands.
• Job 34:19Who shows no partiality to the prominent, Nor regards the rich as above the poor, Since they are all the work of His hands?
• Psalms 138:8The Lord will accomplish what concerns me; Your faithfulness, Lord, is everlasting; Do not abandon the works of Your hands.
• Isaiah 64:8But now, Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter, And all of us are the work of Your hand.
• 1 Peter 4:19Therefore, those also who suffer according to the will of God are to entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right.
• Job 8:20Behold, God will not reject a person of integrity, Nor will He help evildoers.
• Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, Lord, when I plead my case with You; Nevertheless I would discuss matters of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease?

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