Tree of Life Version
Job 10:1
1“I loathe my own life; I will give full vent to my complaint; I will speak out of 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.
- New International Version (NIV)“I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out 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.
Context of Job 10:1
“I loathe my own life; I will give full vent to my complaint; I will speak out of the bitterness of my soul. 2I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me; tell me why You contend with me.’ 3Is it good for You to oppress, to despise 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 3:20Why is light given to one who suffers and life to the bitter of soul,
- Job 6:8Oh that my request would be realized, that God would grant my hope;
- Job 5:15But He saves the needy from the sword of their mouth, and from the clutches of the mighty.
- Job 9:21“I am guiltless. I have no concern for myself. I despise my life.
- Job 14:13“Oh that You would hide me in Sheol, and conceal me until Your wrath has passed! Oh that You would set a time for me and then remember me!
- Numbers 11:15If this is how You are treating me, kill me now! If I have found favor in Your eyes, kill me please—don’t let me see my own misery!”
- 1 Kings 19:4But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom bush. He prayed that he might die. “It’s too much!” he said. “Now, Adonai, take my life! For I’m no better than my fathers.”
- Jonah 4:3So please, Adonai, take my soul from me—because better is my death than my life.”
- Job 7:11“So I will not keep silent; I will speak in the distress of my spirit, I will complain in bitterness of soul.
- Job 19:4But even if it is true that I have erred, my error remains with me.
- Job 21:2“Listen carefully to my words; let this be your consolation.
- Job 10:15If I am guilty, woe to me! Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and conscious of my affliction.
- Job 6:2“If only my grief could be weighed and my calamity placed on the scales.
- Job 16:6“Yet, if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I refrain, does it not go away from me?
- Psalms 32:3When I kept silent, my bones became brittle through my groaning all day long.
- Isaiah 38:15What should I say? For He has spoken to me— He Himself has done it! I will wander about all my years because of the bitterness 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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