New International Version
Job 10:1
1“I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“I am disgusted with my life. Let me complain freely. My bitter soul must complain.
Context of Job 10:1
“I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul. 2I say to God: Do not declare me guilty, but tell me what charges you have against me. 3Does it please you to oppress me, to spurn the work of your hands, while you smile on the plans 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 is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,
- Job 6:8“Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for,
- Job 5:15He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
- Job 9:21“Although I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.
- Job 14:13“If only you would hide me in the grave and conceal me till your anger has passed! If only you would set me a time and then remember me!
- Numbers 11:15If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me—if I have found favor in your eyes—and do not let me face my own ruin.”
- 1 Kings 19:4while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.”
- Jonah 4:3Now, Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
- Job 7:11“Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
- Job 19:4If it is true that I have gone astray, my error remains my concern alone.
- Job 21:2“Listen carefully to my words; let this be the consolation you give me.
- Job 10:15If I am guilty—woe to me! Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head, for I am full of shame and drowned in my affliction.
- Job 6:2“If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales!
- Job 16:6“Yet if I speak, my pain is not relieved; and if I refrain, it does not go away.
- Psalms 32:3When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.
- Isaiah 38:15But what can I say? He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this. I will walk humbly all my years because of this anguish of my soul.
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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