Job 30:16

Job 30:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.
• New International Version (NIV)“And now my life ebbs away; days of suffering grip me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction have taken hold of me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“And now my soul is poured out because of my plight; The days of affliction take hold of me.

Context of Job 30:16

14They come at me from all directions. They jump on me when I am down. 15I live in terror now. My honor has blown away in the wind, and my prosperity has vanished like a cloud. “And now my life seeps away. Depression haunts my days. 17At night my bones are filled with pain, which gnaws at me relentlessly. 18With a strong hand, God grabs my shirt. He grips me by the collar of my coat.

Job 30:16 word by word

וְעַתָּ֗ה עָ֭לַי תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְ נַפְשִׁ֑י יֹ֭אחֲז֣וּנִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And now my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• is poured outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
• upon me; the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of afflictionעֳנִי‛ŏnîy · afflictionH6040
• have taken holdאָחַז'âchaz · to graspH270

Cross-references for Job 30:16

• Psalms 22:14My life is poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax, melting within me.
• Psalms 42:4My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration!
• Isaiah 53:12I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier, because he exposed himself to death. He was counted among the rebels. He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels.
• Psalms 40:12For troubles surround me— too many to count! My sins pile up so high I can’t see my way out. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost all courage.

Commentaries on Job 30:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16And now my soul is poured out upon me - So in Psalm 42:4, “I pour out my soul in me.” We say that one is dissolved in grief. The language is derived from the fact that the soul in grief seems to lose all firmness or consistence. The Arabs style a fearful person, one who has a watery heart, or whose heart melts away like water. Noyes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-31Verses 15-31 Job complains a great deal. Harbouring hard thoughts of God was the sin which did, at this time, most easily beset Job. When inward temptations join with outward calamities, the soul is hurried as in a tempest, and is filled with confusion. But woe be to those who really have God for an enemy! Compared with the awful state of ungodly men, what are all outward, or even inward temporal afflictions? There is something with which Job comforts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31Job compares his past happiness, honor, and wealth with his current loss of social dignity and divine friendship (chapters 29 and 30). He ends his speech with broad vows of innocence (chapter 31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2316-23. Job's outward calamities affect his mind. poured out--in irrepressible complaints (Psa 42:4; Jos 7:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 30:16

• Afflictions and Adversities

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Commentaries on Job 30

• 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