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title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He would crush me with a storm and multiply my wounds for no reason.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For he attacks me with a storm and repeatedly wounds me without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For he crushes me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For He crushes me with a tempest, And multiplies my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For He bruises me with a storm And multiplies my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For He bruises me with a tempest And multiplies my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For He bruises me with a tempest, And multiplies my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For He bruises me with a tempest And multiplies my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For He bruises me with a tempest And multiplies my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He batters me with a whirlwind and multiplies my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He batters me with a whirlwind and multiplies my wounds without cause. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For he breaketh me with a tempest, And multiplieth my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He would strike me with a storm and increase my injuries for no reason at all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He would knock me down with a storm and bruise me without a reason.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He sends storms to batter and bruise me without any reason at all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For he crushes me with a storm, and keeps on wounding me for no reason.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />he who crushes me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds for no reason. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For he bruises me with a storm, and multiplies my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For he breaks me with a storm, and multiplies my wounds without cause. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Because He bruises me with a storm, "" And has multiplied my wounds for nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Who will assail me with tempest, and he multiplied my wounds without cause.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For he shall crush me in a whirlwind, and multiply my wounds even without cause. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For he will crush me in a whirlwind and multiply my wounds, even without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />With a storm he might overwhelm me, and multiply my wounds for nothing; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For he crushes me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds without cause;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For he has crushed me with a tempest, and multiplied my wounds without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For with power he spares me in every hair of my head, and he increases my wounds without charge<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He that would break me with a tempest, And multiply my wounds without cause;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let him not crush me with a dark storm: but he has made by bruises many without cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/9-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1377" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/9.htm">Job: How Can I Argue with God?</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/7779.htm" title="7779: yə·šū·p̄ê·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To bruise. A primitive root; properly, to gape, i.e. Snap at; figuratively, to overwhelm.">He would crush me</a> <a href="/hebrew/8183.htm" title="8183: biś·‘ā·rāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- A storm. Feminine of sa'ar; a hurricane.">with a tempest</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: wə·hir·bāh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">and multiply</a> <a href="/hebrew/6482.htm" title="6482: p̄ə·ṣā·‘ay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- A bruise, wound. From patsa'; a wound.">my wounds</a> <a href="/hebrew/2600.htm" title="2600: ḥin·nām (Adv) -- Out of favor. From chen; gratis, i.e. Devoid of cost, reason or advantage.">without cause.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-13.htm">Isaiah 38:13</a></span><br />I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-1.htm">Lamentations 3:1-3</a></span><br />I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath. / He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light. / Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalm 88:7</a></span><br />Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-10.htm">Psalm 39:10-11</a></span><br />Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand. / You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-2.htm">Psalm 38:2</a></span><br />For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Psalm 32:4</a></span><br />For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2-4</a></span><br />In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. / I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah / You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a></span><br />Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-22.htm">Psalm 31:22</a></span><br />In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Psalm 6:1-3</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath. / Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony. / My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-9</a></span><br />We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-9</a></span><br />We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12-13</a></span><br />Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6-7</a></span><br />For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” / Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a></span><br />Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, / because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he breaks me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds without cause.</p><p class="hdg">For he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-14.htm">Job 16:14</a></b></br> He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/29-5.htm">Psalm 29:5</a></b></br> The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a></b></br> Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.</p><p class="hdg">multiplieth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-14.htm">Job 1:14-19</a></b></br> And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-7.htm">Job 2:7,13</a></b></br> So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown… </p><p class="hdg">without cause</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-3.htm">Job 2:3</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that <i>there is</i> none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-17.htm">Job 16:17</a></b></br> Not for <i>any</i> injustice in mine hands: also my prayer <i>is</i> pure.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-6.htm">Job 34:6</a></b></br> Should I lie against my right? my wound <i>is</i> incurable without transgression.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/8-14.htm">Break</a> <a href="/job/7-5.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/job/8-14.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/luke/9-39.htm">Bruises</a> <a href="/psalms/139-11.htm">Bruiseth</a> <a href="/job/9-15.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/6-9.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/job/5-4.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/amos/2-13.htm">Crushes</a> <a href="/daniel/2-40.htm">Crusheth</a> <a href="/job/1-10.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-13.htm">Multiplies</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-8.htm">Multiplieth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/job/8-22.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/job/9-14.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-17.htm">Tempest</a> <a href="/job/5-18.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/13-25.htm">Break</a> <a href="/job/12-14.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/job/12-14.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-29.htm">Bruises</a> <a href="/psalms/72-4.htm">Bruiseth</a> <a href="/job/9-19.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/19-2.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/job/14-19.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/psalms/143-3.htm">Crushes</a> <a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Crusheth</a> <a href="/job/27-14.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/job/27-14.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/job/34-37.htm">Multiplies</a> <a href="/job/34-37.htm">Multiplieth</a> <a href="/job/27-14.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/job/13-4.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/job/12-20.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/job/21-18.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/job/27-20.htm">Tempest</a> <a href="/psalms/18-38.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Job 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/9-1.htm">Job acknowledges God's justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/9-22.htm">Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflictions</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For He would crush me with a tempest</b><br>In this phrase, Job expresses his feeling of being overwhelmed by God's power, likening it to a tempest or storm. The imagery of a tempest is often used in Scripture to describe God's might and judgment (e.g., <a href="/psalms/107-25.htm">Psalm 107:25-29</a>, <a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3</a>). Job feels as though he is being battered by forces beyond his control, reflecting his deep sense of helplessness. This metaphor also connects to the broader theme of God's sovereignty over creation, as seen in the story of Jesus calming the storm in the Gospels (<a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>), demonstrating His authority over nature. Job's use of "crush" indicates the intensity of his suffering, which he perceives as coming directly from God, highlighting the struggle between human suffering and divine purpose.<p><b>and multiply my wounds without cause.</b><br>Job's assertion that his wounds are multiplied "without cause" reflects his belief in his own innocence and the unjust nature of his suffering. This echoes the central theme of the book of Job, which explores the question of why the righteous suffer. Job's friends argue that suffering is a result of sin, but Job maintains his integrity, insisting that he has not sinned in a way that would warrant such punishment. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate vindication of Job by God at the end of the book (<a href="/job/42-7.htm">Job 42:7-8</a>), where God affirms Job's righteousness. The idea of suffering without cause can be connected to the suffering of Jesus Christ, who was sinless yet endured immense suffering and crucifixion (<a href="/1_peter/2-22.htm">1 Peter 2:22-24</a>), serving as a type of innocent suffering servant. This connection underscores the mystery of suffering and the hope of redemption through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, whom Job is addressing in his lament. Job acknowledges God's power and sovereignty, even in his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tempest.htm">The Tempest</a></b><br>A metaphorical representation of the overwhelming trials and sufferings that Job is experiencing. It symbolizes the chaos and destruction that can occur in life.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they play a significant role in the account, offering explanations for Job's suffering that he finds unsatisfactory.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_adversary.htm">The Adversary (Satan)</a></b><br>The one who challenges Job's integrity before God, leading to the trials Job faces. His role is crucial in the background of Job's suffering.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering can occur without apparent cause or reason, challenging our understanding of justice and fairness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even in suffering, God remains sovereign. Our limited perspective may not grasp His purposes, but we can trust in His ultimate wisdom and plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_trials.htm">Faith in Trials</a></b><br>Like Job, we are called to maintain our faith and integrity, even when we do not understand our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_and_support.htm">Empathy and Support</a></b><br>Job's friends initially came to comfort him, but their failure to empathize highlights the importance of offering genuine support to those who suffer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_redemption.htm">Hope in Redemption</a></b><br>While Job's suffering seems without cause, the broader biblical account points to the hope of redemption and restoration through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_sanctification_change_believers.htm">How do scriptures guide us through our emotions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_science_contradict_job_39_13-17.htm">In Job 39:13-17, the ostrich is depicted as neglecting her eggs; does modern scientific observation contradict this portrayal?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_bildad's_claim_with_innocent_suffering.htm">How can Bildad's claim that God never rejects the blameless (Job 8:20-22) be reconciled with instances of innocent suffering in Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_key_events_in_1_samuel.htm">What are the key events in 1 Samuel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">He breaketh me . . .</span>--This is one of the three passages in which this word is found, the other two being <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm" title="And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; it shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.">Genesis 3:15</a>, "It shall <span class= "ital">bruise</span>," &c., and <a href="/psalms/139-11.htm" title="If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.">Psalm 139:11</a>, "If I say the darkness shall <span class= "ital">cover </span>me."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For he breaketh me with a tempest</span>. "<span class="accented">God</span>" that is, "would not be likely patiently to hear my justification, and calmly to weigh it, when he is already overwhelming me with his wrath, breaking and crushing me (comp. <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a>, where the same word <span class="hebrew">שׁוּפ</span> is used) with a very storm of calamity." The sentiment can scarcely be justified, since it breathes something of a contamacious spirit. But this only shows that Job was not yet" made perfect through sufferings" (<a href="/hebrews/2-10.htm">Hebrews 2:10</a>). And multiplieth my wounds without cause. A further assertion, not of absolute sinlessness, but of comparative innocence - of the belief that he had done nothing to deserve such a terrible punishment as he is suffering (comp. <a href="/job/6-24.htm">Job 6:24, 29</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/9-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He would crush me</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šū·p̄ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7779.htm">Strong's 7779: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gape, snap at, to overwhelm</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with a tempest</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׂעָרָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(biś·‘ā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8183.htm">Strong's 8183: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hurricane</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and multiply</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִרְבָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hir·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my wounds</span><br /><span class="heb">פְצָעַ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ə·ṣā·‘ay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6482.htm">Strong's 6482: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bruise, wound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without cause.</span><br /><span class="heb">חִנָּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥin·nām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2600.htm">Strong's 2600: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gratis, devoid of cost, reason, advantage</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/9-17.htm">OT Poetry: Job 9:17 For he breaks me with a storm (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/9-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 9:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 9:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/9-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 9:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 9:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>