My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
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Job 10
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I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.
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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?
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Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?
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Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man's days,
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That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?
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Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.
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Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.
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Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
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Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
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Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.
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Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
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And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with thee.
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If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
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If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;
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For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.
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Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.
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Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!
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I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
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Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
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Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
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A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
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Job 10 Study & Commentary
Job 10 is a continuation of Job’s prayer/complaint to God. He asks why God created him with such care only to destroy him, and begs for a little comfort before he dies.
CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS
1. The Intimacy of Creation: "Thine hands have made me and fashioned me" (v. 8). We are God’s handiwork; He has a deep, personal interest in our existence.2. Asking for "Why": Job asks, "Shew me wherefore thou contendest with me" (v. 2). It is not a sin to ask God for clarity, provided we do so with a heart that is still submitted to Him.
3. Seeking a "Breathing Room": Job asks for a "little" comfort (v. 20). In long trials, it is okay to ask God for a moment of relief to regain our strength.
