“Oh, that my request might come to pass,
And that God would grant my hope!
Oh, that God would (A)decide to crush me,
That He would let loose His hand and cut me off!
10 But it is still my comfort,
And I rejoice in unsparing pain,
That I (B)have not [a]denied the words of the Holy One.
11 What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is my end, that I should [b](C)endure?
12 Is my strength the strength of stones,
Or is my flesh bronze?
13 Is it that my (D)help is not within me,
And that a (E)good outcome is driven away from me?

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  1. Job 6:10 Lit hidden
  2. Job 6:11 Lit prolong my soul

“O that I might have my request
    and that God would grant my desire,(A)
that it would please God to crush me,
    that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!(B)
10 This would be my consolation;
    I would even exult[a] in unrelenting pain,
    for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.(C)
11 What is my strength, that I should wait?
    And what is my end, that I should be patient?(D)
12 Is my strength the strength of stones,
    or is my flesh bronze?
13 In truth I have no help in me,
    and any resource is driven from me.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 6.10 Meaning of Heb uncertain