Job 10:1

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Summary

Job 10:1

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

My soul

Is weary of my life

Job 7:11

Job 19:4

Job 21:2

I will speak

Bible References

My soul

Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter in heart?

Oh, that I might have my request and that God would grant what I long for.

He saves people from the sword (slander) of their mouth. He saves the needy from the power of the mighty.

I am blameless! Yet I do not know myself. And I despise my life.

If only you would hide me in the grave (Sheol) and conceal me till your anger has passed! If only you would set a time for me and then remember me!

If you treat me like this have pity on me and kill me. That way I will not have to endure my shame any longer.

Elijah walked a whole day into the wilderness. He stopped and sat down under a broom plant and wished he would die. It is just too much, Jehovah, he prayed. Take away my life. I could just as well be dead.

Now, O Jehovah, please take my life from me for it is better for me to die than to live.

Is weary of my life

I will not keep from speaking. I must express my anguish. I must complain in my bitterness.

Even if it were true that I made a mistake without realizing it, my mistake would affect only me.

Listen carefully to my words, and let this be your consolation.

I will speak

If I am wicked, woe to me! Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head, for I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.

If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales!

I will not keep from speaking. I must express my anguish. I must complain in my bitterness.

If I speak, my pain is not lessened. If I hold back how am I eased?

When I kept silent about my sins, my body wasted away and I groaned all day long.

There is nothing I can say in answer to you. For you are the one who has done this to me. My life has turned sour. I will limp until I die.