Job 10
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 10 of 42
Chapter Summary
1 Job complains and reasons with Jehovah about his afflictions. 18 He complains of life, and craves a little ease before death.
Key Hebrew Words
שִׂיחַ
complaint
H7879 · TWOT 2255a
עָוֺן
iniquity
H5771 · TWOT 1577a
חֶ֫סֶד
kindness, favor
H2617 · TWOT 698a
צָדֵק
be righteous
H6663 · TWOT 1879
צַלְמָ֫וֶת
shadow of death
H6757 · TWOT 1921b
חֹ֫שֶׁךְ
darkness
H2822 · TWOT 769a
People & Context
Job
In bitterness of soul he pleads his case to God, recounting how God formed him yet now afflicts him.
Timeline
Job Loathes Life and Questions His Maker
In bitterness, Job asks God why He oppresses the work of His own hands while shining on the wicked, detailing how God intricately formed him in the womb only to hunt him.
Job 10:1-13
Job Begs for Comfort Before Death
Feeling relentlessly watched and condemned, Job asks God to leave him alone so he can find a little comfort before descending into the land of darkness and shadow of death.
Job 10:14-22Read Job 10 in the KJ3 Reader
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