Job 7:10

Job 7:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
• New International Version (NIV)He will never come to his house again; his place will know him no more.
• English Standard Version (ESV)he returns no more to his house, nor does his place know him anymore.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He shall never return to his house, Nor shall his place know him anymore.

Context of Job 7:10

8You see me now, but not for long. You will look for me, but I will be gone. 9Just as a cloud dissipates and vanishes, those who die will not come back. They are gone forever from their home— never to be seen again. 11“I cannot keep from speaking. I must express my anguish. My bitter soul must complain. 12Am I a sea monster or a dragon that you must place me under guard?

Job 7:10 word by word

לֹא־יָשׁ֣וּב ע֣וֹד לְבֵית֑וֹ וְלֹא־יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ ע֣וֹד מְקֹמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• no more to his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• neither shall his placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• knowנָכַרnâkar · to recognizeH5234

Cross-references for Job 7:10

• Job 8:18But when it is uprooted, it’s as though it never existed!
• Job 20:9Those who once saw them will see them no more. Their families will never see them again.
• Psalms 103:16The wind blows, and we are gone— as though we had never been here.

Commentaries on Job 7:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more - He does not mean that he shall be annihilated but that he shall never more become an inhabitant of the earth. The word שאול , which we properly enough translate grave, here signifies also the state of the dead, hades, and sometimes any deep pit, or even hell itself.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10He shall return no more to his house - He shall not revisit his family. Job is dwelling on the calamity of death, and one of the circumstances most deeply felt in the prospect of death is, that a man must leave his own house to return no more. The stately palaces that he has built; the splendid halls which he has adorned; the chamber where he slept; the cheerful fireside where he met his family; the place at the table which he occupied, he will revisit no…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-16Verses 7-16 Plain truths as to the shortness and vanity of man's life, and the certainty of death, do us good, when we think and speak of them with application to ourselves. Dying is done but once, and therefore it had need be well done. An error here is past retrieve. Other clouds arise, but the same cloud never returns: so a new generation of men is raised up, but the former generation vanishes away. Glorified saints shall return no more to the cares…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-21Job cried out to God, saying life was too short (7:6–10). This complaint contrasts with his earlier wish for God to end his life (6:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. (Psa 103:16). The Oriental keenly loves his dwelling. In Arabian elegies the desertion of abodes by their occupants is often a theme of sorrow. Grace overcomes this also (Lu 18:29; Ac 4:34).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 7:10

• Death
• Life

In the dictionaries

• Bitterness
• Complain
• Dust
• Preserver
• Terrify
• Wearisome

Commentaries on Job 7

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings