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I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I would have been as though I had not been. I would have been carried from the womb to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘I should have been as though I had not been, Brought from womb to tomb.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216I should have been as though I had not been, Carried from womb to tomb.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘I should have been as though I had not been, Carried from womb to tomb.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I should have been as though I had not been, Carried from womb to tomb.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘I should have been as though I had not existed; [I should have been] carried from the womb to the grave.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I wish I had never existed but had been carried from the womb to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I wish I had never existed but had been carried from the womb to the grave. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and been carried to the grave without ever breathing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then it would be as if I had never existed, as if I had been carried from the womb to the tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />To go from the womb straight to the grave would have been as good as never existing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />as if I had never existed; carried from the womb to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I should have been as though I had never existed; I should have been carried right from the womb to the grave! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I should have been as though I had not been. I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I should have been as though I had not been. I should have been carried from the womb to the grave. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I am as [if] I had not been, "" I am brought from the belly to the grave,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As I had not been, I am, From the belly to the grave I am brought,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I shall be as I was not; I shall be brought from the womb to the grave.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I should have been as if I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I should have been as if I had not been: transferred from the womb to the tomb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I should be as though I had never lived; I should have been taken from the womb to the grave. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I should have been as though I had not lived; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I had been as if I had not been, and from the womb to the tomb they would have carried me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and I become as if I had not been? for why was I not carried from the womb to the grave?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/10-19.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=1616" 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/10.htm">Job's Plea to God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Why then did You bring me from the womb? Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me! <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">If only</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I had never</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">come</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ’eh·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">to be,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2986.htm" title="2986: ’ū·ḇāl (V-Hofal-Imperf-1cs) -- To conduct, bear along. A primitive root; properly, to flow; causatively, to bring.">but had been carried</a> <a href="/hebrew/990.htm" title="990: mib·be·ṭen (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything.">from the womb</a> <a href="/hebrew/6913.htm" title="6913: laq·qe·ḇer (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A grave, sepulcher. Or qibrah; from qabar; a sepulchre.">to the grave.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort,…<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="/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13-16</a></span><br />For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. / I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well. / My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-14.htm">Jeremiah 20:14-18</a></span><br />Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. / Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy. / May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/4-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:2-3</a></span><br />So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive. / But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/3-11.htm">Job 3:11-16</a></span><br />Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb? / Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed? / For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1-2</a></span><br />“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-10.htm">Isaiah 38:10-12</a></span><br />I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.” / I said, “I will never again see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on mankind with those who dwell in this world. / My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-3.htm">Psalm 88:3-6</a></span><br />For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. / I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength. / I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-5.htm">Psalm 90:5-6</a></span><br />You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning— / in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a></span><br />By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-19.htm">1 Corinthians 15:19</a></span><br />If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1-4</a></span><br />For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. / For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, / because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-22</a></span><br />For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. / We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-21.htm">Philippians 1:21-23</a></span><br />For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. / But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know. / I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></span><br />You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/58-8.htm">Psalm 58:8</a></b></br> As a snail <i>which</i> melteth, let <i>every one of them</i> pass away: <i>like</i> the untimely birth of a woman, <i>that</i> they may not see the sun.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/3-11.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/job/10-18.htm">Body</a> <a href="/job/5-13.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/job/7-9.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/job/10-18.htm">Last</a> <a href="/job/10-18.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/job/5-26.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-37.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-30.htm">Tomb</a> <a href="/job/10-18.htm">Womb</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/15-2.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/job/14-22.htm">Body</a> <a href="/job/15-12.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/job/11-8.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/job/11-20.htm">Last</a> <a href="/job/19-17.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/job/14-12.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/job/33-27.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/job/21-32.htm">Tomb</a> <a href="/job/15-35.htm">Womb</a><div class="vheading2">Job 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/10-1.htm">Job, taking liberty of complaint, expostulates with God about his afflictions</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/10-18.htm">He complains of life, and craves a little ease before death</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/10.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/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If only I had never come to be</b><br>This phrase reflects Job's deep despair and longing for non-existence due to his intense suffering. It echoes sentiments found in other parts of the Bible, such as <a href="/jeremiah/20-14.htm">Jeremiah 20:14-18</a>, where Jeremiah curses the day of his birth. This expression of anguish is a common human response to extreme distress and is not unique to Job. It highlights the depth of his pain and the feeling of hopelessness that can accompany severe trials. Job's lamentation also underscores the theme of questioning God's justice and the purpose of suffering, a central theme in the Book of Job.<p><b>but had been carried from the womb to the grave</b><br>This imagery suggests a desire for a life that bypasses the struggles and pain of earthly existence. It reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of life and death, where the womb and the grave are seen as the beginning and end of human life. The phrase can be connected to <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:2-3</a>, where the Preacher considers those who have never been born as more fortunate than the living or the dead. This longing for a direct transition from birth to death without experiencing life's hardships emphasizes the intensity of Job's suffering. It also foreshadows the Christian concept of eternal rest and peace, which is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who offers hope beyond the grave.<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, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived. It is often associated with the region east of Israel, though its exact location is uncertain.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The context of this verse is Job's lament over his birth and existence due to the immense suffering he is enduring, which includes the loss of his children, wealth, and health.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_depth_of_human_suffering.htm">The Depth of Human Suffering</a></b><br>Job's lament highlights the profound depths of human suffering and despair. It is a reminder that even the most faithful can experience moments of deep anguish and questioning.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_life.htm">The Value of Life</a></b><br>Despite Job's wish to have never been born, Scripture affirms the inherent value and purpose of life. Believers are encouraged to seek God's perspective and purpose even in suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_understanding.htm">God's Sovereignty and Understanding</a></b><br>While Job questions his existence, the broader account of Job points to God's sovereignty and the limitations of human understanding. Trusting in God's greater plan is essential.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_and_support_for_the_suffering.htm">Empathy and Support for the Suffering</a></b><br>Job's friends initially come to comfort him, though they later fail in their approach. This teaches the importance of empathy and support for those in distress, without judgment or simplistic answers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_life_after_death.htm">Is there any evidence for life after death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_24_19-20's_view_of_the_grave_unique.htm">In Job 24:19-20, is the depiction of the grave consuming sinners consistent with or contradictory to other Old Testament views on divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_eccl._7_1_value_life_biblically.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:1 says the day of death is better than the day of birth--how does this not undermine the inherent value of life found elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_rules_heaven_and_earth.htm">What is the purpose of sacrifices in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.</span> So short an existence would have been the next thing to no existence at all, and would have equally satisfied my wishes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/10-19.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">If only</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | 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">I had never</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">come</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיִ֣יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶהְיֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(’eh·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but had been carried</span><br /><span class="heb">אוּבָֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ū·ḇāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2986.htm">Strong's 2986: </a> </span><span class="str2">To conduct, bear along</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the womb</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֝בֶּ֗טֶן</span> <span class="translit">(mib·be·ṭen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_990.htm">Strong's 990: </a> </span><span class="str2">The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the grave.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַקֶּ֥בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(laq·qe·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6913.htm">Strong's 6913: </a> </span><span class="str2">A grave, sepulcher</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/10-19.htm">Job 10:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/10-19.htm">Job 10:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/10-19.htm">Job 10:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/10-19.htm">Job 10:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/10-19.htm">Job 10:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/10-19.htm">Job 10:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/10-19.htm">Job 10:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/10-19.htm">Job 10:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/10-19.htm">Job 10:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/10-19.htm">Job 10:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/10-19.htm">OT Poetry: Job 10:19 I should have been as though (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/10-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 10:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 10:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/10-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 10:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 10:20" /></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>