Job 6-7
1599 Geneva Bible
6 1 Job answereth, that his pain is more grievous than his fault. 8 He wisheth death. 14 He complaineth of his friends.
1 But Job answered and said,
2 Oh that my grief were well weighed, and my miseries were laid together in the [a]balance!
3 For it would be now heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are [b]swallowed up.
4 For the arrows of the Almighty are in me, the venom whereof doth drink up my spirit, and the terrors of God [c]fight against me.
5 Doth the [d]wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox when he hath fodder?
6 That which is [e]unsavory, shall it be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 Such things as my soul refused to touch, as were sorrows, are my meat.
8 Oh that I might have my [f]desire, and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
9 That is, that God would destroy me: that he would let his hand go, and cut me off.
10 Then should I yet have comfort, (though I burn with sorrow, let him not spare) [g]because I have not denied the words of the Holy one.
11 What power have I that I should endure? or what is mine [h]end, if I should prolong my life?
12 Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?
13 Is it not so, that there is in me no [i]help? and that [j]strength is taken from me?
14 He that is in misery, ought to be comforted of his neighbor: but men have forsaken the fear of the Almighty.
15 My brethren have deceived me as a [k]brook, and as the rising of the rivers they pass away.
16 Which are blackish with ice, and wherein the snow is hid.
17 But in time they are dried up with heat and are consumed: and when it is hot they fail out of their places,
18 Or they depart from their way and course, yea, they vanish and perish.
19 They that go to Tema, [l]considered them, and they that go to Sheba, waited for them.
20 But they were confounded: when they hoped, they came thither, and were ashamed.
21 Surely now are ye like [m]unto it: ye have seen my fearful plague, and are afraid.
22 Was it because I said, Bring unto me? or give a reward to me of your [n]substance?
23 And deliver me from the enemy’s hand, or ransom me out of the hand of tyrants?
24 Teach me, and I will [o]hold my tongue: and cause me to understand, wherein I have erred.
25 How [p]steadfast are the words of righteousness? and what can any of you justly reprove?
26 Do ye imagine to reprove [q]words, that the talk of the afflicted should be as the wind?
27 Ye make your wrath to fall upon the fatherless, and dig a pit for your friend.
28 Now therefore be content to [r]look upon me: for I will not lie before your face.
29 Turn, I pray you, let there be none iniquity: return, I say, and ye shall see yet my righteousness in that behalf. Is there iniquity in my tongue? doth not my mouth feel sorrows?
7 1 Job showeth the shortness and misery of man’s life.
1 Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? and are not his days as the days of an [s]hireling?
2 As a servant longeth for the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the end of his work,
3 So have I had as an inheritance the [t]months of vanity, and painful nights have been appointed unto me.
4 If I laid me down, I said, When shall I arise? and measuring the evening, I am even full with tossing to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
5 My flesh is [u]clothed with worms and filthiness of the dust: my skin is rent, and become horrible.
6 My days are swifter than [v]a weaver’s shuttle, and they are spent without hope.
7 Remember that my life is but a wind, and that mine eye shall not return to see pleasure.
8 The eye that hath seen me, shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I shall be no longer.
9 [w]As the cloud vanisheth and goeth away, so he that goeth down to the grave, shall [x]come up no more.
10 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him anymore.
11 Therefore I will not [y]spare my mouth, but will speak in the trouble of my spirit, and muse in the bitterness of my mind.
12 Am I a sea [z]or a whalefish, that thou keepest me in ward?
13 When I say, My couch shall relieve me, and my bed shall bring comfort in my meditation,
14 Then fearest thou me [aa]with dreams, and astonishest me with visions.
15 Therefore my soul [ab]chooseth rather to be strangled and to die, than to be in my bones.
16 I abhor it: I shall not live always: [ac]spare me then, for my days are but vanity.
17 What is man, that thou [ad]dost magnify him, and that thou settest thine heart upon him?
18 And dost visit him every morning, and triest him every moment?
19 How long will it be ere thou depart from me? thou wilt not let me alone while I may swallow my spittle.
20 I have [ae]sinned, what shall I do unto thee? O thou preserver of men, why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden unto myself?
21 And why dost thou not pardon my trespass? and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust, and if thou seek me in the morning, I shall [af]not be found.
Footnotes
- Job 6:2 To know whether I complain without just cause.
- Job 6:3 My grief is so great that I lack words to express it.
- Job 6:4 Which declareth that he was not only afflicted in body, but wounded in conscience, which is the greatest battle that the faithful can have.
- Job 6:5 Think you that I cry without cause, seeing the brute beasts do not complain when they have what they would.
- Job 6:6 Can a man’s taste delight in that, that hath no savor? meaning, that none take pleasure in affliction, seeing they cannot [do] away with things that are unsavory to the mouth.
- Job 6:8 Herein he sinneth double, both in wishing through impatience to die, and also in desiring of God a thing which was not agreeable to his will.
- Job 6:10 That is, let me die at once, before I come to distrust in God’s promise through my impatience.
- Job 6:11 He fearest lest he should be brought to inconveniences, if his sorrows should continue.
- Job 6:13 Have I not sought to help myself as much as was possible?
- Job 6:13 Or, wisdom, or law.
- Job 6:15 He compareth those friends which comfort us not in misery, to a brook, which in summer, when we need water, is dry, in winter is hard frozen, and in the time of rain, when we have no need, overfloweth with water.
- Job 6:19 They that pass thereby to go into the hot countries of Arabia, think to find water there to quench their thirst, but they are deceived.
- Job 6:21 That is, like to this brook which deceiveth them that think to have water there in their need, as I looked for consolation at your hands.
- Job 6:22 He toucheth the worldlings, which for necessity will give part of their goods, and much more these men, which would not give him comfortable words.
- Job 6:24 Show me wherein I have erred, and I will confess my fault.
- Job 6:25 He that hath a good conscience doth not shrink at the sharp words or reasonings of others, except they be able to persuade him by reason.
- Job 6:26 Do you cavil at my words because I should be thought to speak foolishly, which am now in misery?
- Job 6:28 Consider whether I speak as one that is driven to this impatience through very sorrow, or as an hypocrite as you condemn me.
- Job 7:1 Hath not an hired servant some rest and ease? then in this my continual torment I am worse than an hireling.
- Job 7:3 My sorrow hath continued from month to month, and I have looked for hope in vain.
- Job 7:5 This signifieth that his disease was rare and most horrible.
- Job 7:6 Thus he speaketh in respect of the brevity of man’s life, which passeth without hope of returning: in consideration whereof he desireth God to have compassion on him.
- Job 7:9 If thou behold me in thine anger, I shall not be able to stand in thy presence.
- Job 7:9 Shall no more enjoy this mortal life.
- Job 7:11 Seeing I can by none other means comfort myself, I will declare my grief by words, and thus he speaketh as one overcome with grief of mind.
- Job 7:12 Am not I a poor wretch? what needest thou then to lay so much pain on me?
- Job 7:14 So that I can have no rest, night nor day.
- Job 7:15 He speaketh as one overcome with sorrow, and not of judgment, or of the examination of his faith.
- Job 7:16 Seeing my term of life is so short, let me have some rest and ease.
- Job 7:17 Seeing that man of himself is so vile, why dost thou give him that honor to contend against him? Job useth all kinds of persuasion with God, that he might stay his hand.
- Job 7:20 After all tentations faith bursteth forth and leadeth Job to repentance: yet it was not in such perfection, that he could bridle himself from reasoning with God, because that he still tried his faith.
- Job 7:21 That is, I shall be dead.
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