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 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“My soul loathes my life; I will give free course to my complaint, I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. 2I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me; Show me why You contend with me. 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? 4Do You have eyes of flesh? Or do You see as man sees? 5Are Your days like the days of a mortal man? Are Your years like the days of a mighty 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“For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, But God has taken away my justice;
• Job 36:7He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But they are on the throne with kings, For He has seated them forever, And they are exalted.
• Job 40:2“Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it.”
• Lamentations 3:2He has led me and made me walk In darkness and not in light.
• Psalms 69:33For the Lord hears the poor, And does not despise His prisoners.
• Job 14:15You shall call, and I will answer You; You shall desire the work of Your hands.
• Job 34:19Yet He is not partial to princes, Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor; For they are all the work of His hands.
• Psalms 138:8The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands.
• Isaiah 64:8But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand.
• 1 Peter 4:19Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.
• Job 8:20Behold, God will not cast away the blameless, Nor will He uphold the evildoers.
• Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, O Lord, when I plead with You; Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those happy who deal so treacherously?

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