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?
• 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?
• 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 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. Does it please you to oppress me, to spurn the work of your hands, while you smile on the plans of the wicked? 4Do you have eyes of flesh? Do you see as a mortal sees? 5Are your days like those of a mortal or your years like those of a strong man,

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 34:5“Job says, ‘I am innocent, but God denies me justice.
• Job 36:7He does not take his eyes off the righteous; he enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
• Job 40:2“Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!”
• Lamentations 3:2He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light;
• Psalms 69:33The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people.
• Job 14:15You will call and I will answer you; you will long for the creature your hands have made.
• Job 34:19who shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
• Psalms 138:8The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.
• Isaiah 64:8Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.
• 1 Peter 4:19So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
• Job 8:20“Surely God does not reject one who is blameless or strengthen the hands of evildoers.
• Jeremiah 12:1You are always righteous, Lord, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live 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