Job, 10

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Job responds to Bildad, challenging the notion that God always punishes the wicked and expressing his longing for a fair trial before God.

Job, 10

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Job Responds to Bildad

1 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.
3 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?
4 Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?
5 Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man's days,
6 That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?
7 Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.
8 Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.
9 Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
10 Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
11 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.
12 Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
13 And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with thee.
14 If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
15 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;
16 For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.
17 Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.
18 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!
19 I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
20 Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
21 Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
22 A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

Commentary

Job 10 is a chapter that speaks to the deep anguish and despair that Job is feeling in the midst of his suffering. He begins by expressing his frustration with God, asking why God has made his life so difficult and why God has treated him so harshly. He then goes on to lament the fact that he is surrounded by enemies and that his life is filled with pain and sorrow. He questions why God has made him so vulnerable and why God has allowed him to suffer so much. Job then turns his attention to God's power and wonders why God has not intervened to help him. He expresses his belief that God is all-powerful and that God could easily end his suffering if He so chose. He also expresses his belief that God is just and that He will eventually bring justice to those who have wronged him. Finally, Job expresses his hope that God will eventually show him mercy and that God will restore his fortunes. He expresses his faith that God will eventually bring justice and that God will eventually show him mercy. Overall, Job 10 is a powerful chapter that speaks to the deep anguish and despair that Job is feeling in the midst of his suffering. It is a chapter that speaks to the power of faith and hope in the midst of despair and suffering. It is a chapter that speaks to the power of God and His ability to bring justice and mercy to those who are suffering.

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Assuming a reader with an average reading speed of 300 WPM reads the Job, chapter 10 it would take approximately 2 minutes to finish.

There are 22 verses in Job, chapter 10.