New English Translation
Job 10:1
1“I am weary of my life; I will complain without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
Job 10:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
- New International Version (NIV)“I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"I loathe my life; I will give free utterance to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“My soul loathes my life; I will give free course to my complaint, I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
Context of Job 10:1
“I am weary of my life; I will complain without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. 2I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me; tell me why you are contending with me.’ 3Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?
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נָֽקְטָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֗י בְּחַ֫יָּ֥י אֶֽעֶזְבָ֣ה עָלַ֣י שִׂיחִ֑י אֲ֝דַבְּרָה֗ בְּמַ֣ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 10:1
- Job 3:20“Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,
- Job 6:8“Oh that my request would be realized, and that God would grant me what I long for!
- Job 5:15So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful.
- Job 9:21I am blameless. I do not know myself. I despise my life.
- Job 14:13“O that you would hide me in Sheol, and conceal me till your anger has passed! O that you would set me a time and then remember me!
- Numbers 11:15But if you are going to deal with me like this, then kill me immediately. If I have found favor in your sight then do not let me see my trouble.”
- 1 Kings 19:4while he went a day’s journey into the desert. He went and sat down under a shrub and asked the Lord to take his life: “I’ve had enough! Now, O Lord, take my life. After all, I’m no better than my ancestors.”
- Jonah 4:3So now, Lord, kill me instead, because I would rather die than live!”
- Job 7:11“Therefore, I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
- Job 19:4But even if it were true that I have erred, my error remains solely my concern!
- Job 21:2“Listen carefully to my words; let this be the consolation you offer me.
- Job 10:15If I am guilty, woe to me, and if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head; I am full of shame, and satiated with my affliction.
- Job 6:2“Oh, if only my grief could be weighed, and my misfortune laid on the scales too!
- Job 16:6“But if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I refrain from speaking – how much of it goes away?
- Psalms 32:3When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long.
- Isaiah 38:15What can I say? He has decreed and acted. I will walk slowly all my years because I am overcome with grief.
Commentaries on Job 10:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1My soul is weary of my life - Here is a proof that נפש nephesh does not signify the animal life, but the soul or immortal mind, as distinguished from חי chai, that animal life; and is a strong proof that Job believed in the distinction between these two principles; was no materialist; but, on the contrary, credited the proper immortality of the soul. This is worthy of observation. See Job 12:10. I will leave my complaint - I still charge myself with the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1My soul is weary of my life - compare the note at Job 7:16. The margin here is, Or,” cut off while I live.” The meaning in the margin is in accordance with the interpretation of Schultens. The Chaldee also renders it in a similar way: אתגזרת נפשי - my soul is cut off. But the more correct interpretation is that in our common version; and the sense is, that his soul, that is, that he himself was disgusted with life. It was a weary burden, and he wished to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Job complains of his hardships. (1-7) He pleads with God as his Maker. (8-13) He complains of God's severity. (14-22) Verses 1-7 Job, being weary of his life, resolves to complain, but he will not charge God with unrighteousness. Here is a prayer that he might be delivered from the sting of his afflictions, which is sin. When God afflicts us, he contends with us; when he contends with us, there is always a reason; and it is desirable to know the reason…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221. leave my complaint upon myself--rather, "I will give loose to my complaint" (Job 7:11).Read the comment
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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
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