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Let me complain freely. My bitter soul must complain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“I loathe my life; I will give free utterance to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“My soul loathes my life; I will give free course to my complaint, I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I am disgusted with my own life; I will express my complaint freely; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I loathe my own life; I will give full vent to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I loathe my own life; I will give full vent to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“My soul is loathed by my life; I will abandon <i>all restraint</i> in myself to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I am disgusted with my life <i>and</i> loathe it! I will give free expression to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am disgusted with my life. I will give vent to my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am disgusted with my life. I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am sick of life! And from my deep despair, I complain to you, my God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I hate my life. I will freely express my complaint. I will speak as bitterly as I feel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am tired of living. Listen to my bitter complaint. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I am disgusted with living, so I'm going to talk about my complaint freely. I'll speak out from the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"I am weary of my life; I will complain without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"My soul is weary of my life. I will give free course to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“My soul is weary of my life. I will give free course to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“My soul has been weary of my life, I leave off my talking to myself, I speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My soul hath been weary of my life, I leave off my talking to myself, I speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My soul was weary in my life; I shall leave upon me my complaint; I shall speak in the bitterness of my soul.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My soul is weary of my life, I will let go my speech against myself, I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />My soul is weary of my life. I will release my words against myself. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I loathe my life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“I loathe my life; I will give free utterance to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />MY soul is weary of my life; I have reasoned in my judgment; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My soul is grieved with my life. I reasoned in my reasoning and I shall speak in the bitterness of my soul<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Weary in my soul, I will pour my words with groans upon him: I will speak being straitened in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/10-1.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=1496" 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">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5354.htm" title="5354: nā·qə·ṭāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To loathe. A primitive root; to loathe.">“I loathe</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">my own</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: bə·ḥay·yāy (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">life;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ’e·‘ez·ḇāh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">I will express</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7879.htm" title="7879: śî·ḥî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Complaint, musing. From siyach; a contemplation; by implication, an utterance.">my complaint</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: ’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh (V-Piel-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">and speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/4751.htm" title="4751: bə·mar (Prep-b:: Adj-msc) -- Bitter, bitterness. Or marah; from marar; bitter; also bitterness, or bitterly.">in the bitterness</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">of my soul.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me.…<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="/job/7-11.htm">Job 7:11</a></span><br />Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-4.htm">Job 21:4</a></span><br />Is my complaint against a man? Then why should I not be impatient?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/23-2.htm">Job 23:2</a></span><br />“Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/3-1.htm">Job 3:1-3</a></span><br />After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. / And this is what he said: / “May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/6-8.htm">Job 6:8-9</a></span><br />If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope: / that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-27.htm">Job 9:27-28</a></span><br />If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’ / I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-16.htm">Job 30:16</a></span><br />And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/7-16.htm">Job 7:16</a></span><br />I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-21.htm">Job 9:21</a></span><br />Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/13-3.htm">Job 13:3</a></span><br />Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-9.htm">Psalm 42:9</a></span><br />I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-3.htm">Psalm 77:3</a></span><br />I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">Psalm 102:1-2</a></span><br />A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You. / Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/142-2.htm">Psalm 142:2</a></span><br />I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.<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, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint on myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.</p><p class="hdg">My soul</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/3-20.htm">Job 3:20-23</a></b></br> Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter <i>in</i> soul; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-8.htm">Job 6:8,9</a></b></br> Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant <i>me</i> the thing that I long for! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-15.htm">Job 5:15,16,20</a></b></br> But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty… </p><p class="hdg">is weary of my life.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-11.htm">Job 7:11</a></b></br> Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-4.htm">Job 19:4</a></b></br> And be it indeed <i>that</i> I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-2.htm">Job 21:2-4</a></b></br> Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations… </p><p class="hdg">I will speak</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-15.htm">Job 10:15,16</a></b></br> If I be wicked, woe unto me; and <i>if</i> I be righteous, <i>yet</i> will I not lift up my head. <i>I am</i> full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-2.htm">Job 6:2-4,26</a></b></br> Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-11.htm">Job 7:11</a></b></br> Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/9-18.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/job/9-18.htm">Bitterness</a> <a href="/job/9-27.htm">Complaint</a> <a href="/job/6-18.htm">Course</a> <a href="/job/9-28.htm">Free</a> <a href="/job/9-18.htm">Full</a> <a href="/job/9-21.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/7-11.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/james/1-26.htm">Rein</a> <a href="/job/9-27.htm">Sad</a> <a href="/job/9-21.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/job/9-35.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/job/9-27.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/numbers/30-8.htm">Utterance</a> <a href="/daniel/11-30.htm">Vent</a> <a href="/job/4-5.htm">Weary</a> <a href="/job/9-14.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/13-26.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/job/20-14.htm">Bitterness</a> <a href="/job/21-4.htm">Complaint</a> <a href="/job/28-26.htm">Course</a> <a href="/job/11-4.htm">Free</a> <a href="/job/10-15.htm">Full</a> <a href="/job/10-12.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/15-4.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/psalms/50-19.htm">Rein</a> <a href="/job/14-22.htm">Sad</a> <a href="/job/11-20.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/job/11-5.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/job/18-2.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/job/10-13.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/job/22-7.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/psalms/49-3.htm">Utterance</a> <a href="/job/15-13.htm">Vent</a> <a href="/job/16-7.htm">Weary</a> <a href="/job/11-2.htm">Words</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>I loathe my own life;</b><br>Job's expression of loathing for his life reflects the depth of his suffering and despair. This sentiment is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as in the laments of Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/20-14.htm">Jeremiah 20:14-18</a>) and the Psalms (Psalm 88). The cultural context of the Ancient Near East often viewed suffering as a result of divine displeasure, which adds to Job's turmoil as he struggles to understand his plight. Job's lamentation is a raw and honest expression of his emotional state, highlighting the human condition's vulnerability and the struggle to find meaning in suffering.<p><b>I will express my complaint</b><br>Job's decision to voice his complaint is significant in the context of his relationship with God. In the ancient world, it was not uncommon for individuals to bring their grievances before their deities, but Job's approach is unique in its directness and intensity. This phrase underscores the importance of honest communication with God, a theme that resonates throughout the Bible. The Psalms, particularly <a href="/psalms/142.htm">Psalm 142</a>, also illustrate the practice of bringing complaints before God, emphasizing that God is a refuge in times of trouble.<p><b>and speak in the bitterness of my soul.</b><br>The bitterness of Job's soul reflects the profound emotional and spiritual anguish he is experiencing. This phrase captures the essence of lament, a common biblical theme where individuals express deep sorrow and seek understanding or relief from God. The bitterness here is not just emotional but also spiritual, as Job grapples with the perceived absence of justice and divine intervention. This mirrors the cries of other biblical figures, such as Hannah in <a href="/1_samuel/1-10.htm">1 Samuel 1:10</a>, who also poured out her soul in distress. Job's lament foreshadows the ultimate expression of suffering and lament in Jesus Christ, who, in the Garden of Gethsemane, expressed deep sorrow and anguish (<a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38</a>).<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 his struggle to understand 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 intense suffering, having lost his wealth, children, and health. This suffering is a test of his faith and integrity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is a part of the human experience, even for the righteous. Job's lament is a reminder that expressing our pain and confusion to God is a natural and acceptable part of our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_honest_prayer.htm">The Importance of Honest Prayer</a></b><br>Job's willingness to speak from the "bitterness of his soul" teaches us the value of honesty in our prayers. God desires a genuine relationship with us, which includes sharing our deepest struggles and emotions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_despair.htm">Faith Amidst Despair</a></b><br>Even in his despair, Job does not turn away from God. This teaches us that faith can coexist with doubt and questioning, and that God is patient with our struggles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_search_for_understanding.htm">The Search for Understanding</a></b><br>Job's questioning reflects a deep desire to understand his suffering. This encourages us to seek wisdom and understanding from God, even when answers are not immediately apparent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a></b><br>Job's friends initially come to comfort him, though they later misunderstand his plight. This highlights the importance of compassionate and supportive community during times of suffering.<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/how_does_job_3_align_with_god's_justice.htm">How can Job's complaint in Job 3 align with a just and sovereign God, if he questions the value of his own birth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_skeptical_theism_say_on_divine_hiddenness.htm">What does the Bible say about mental health?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_3's_despair_contradict_james_5_11.htm">Does the despair expressed in Job 3 contradict later biblical accounts (e.g., James 5:11) that describe Job as patient and steadfast?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'casting_down_imaginations'_mean.htm">What is the book John eats in Revelation 10?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">I will leave.</span>--Or, according to some, <span class= "ital">I will give free vent to the complaint that is upon me. </span>(Comp. <a href="/job/9-27.htm" title="If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:">Job 9:27</a> of the last chapter)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-22.</span> - Having answered Bildad, Job proceeds to pour out the bitterness of his soul in a pathetic complaint, which he addresses directly to God. There is not much that is novel in the long expostulation, which mainly goes over ground covered in ch. 3, 6, and 7; but some new grounds are alleged as pleas for mercy, if not for justice. These are <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> that he is God's gesture, and in the past (at any rate) has been the object of his care (vers. 8, 8-12); <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> that God must be above judging as man judges (vers. 4, 5); <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> that God knows his innocence (ver. 7); and . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/10-1.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">I loathe</span><br /><span class="heb">נָֽקְטָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(nā·qə·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5354.htm">Strong's 5354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loathe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my own</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִׁ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">life;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחַ֫יָּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥay·yāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will express</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽעֶזְבָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’e·‘ez·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my complaint</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂיחִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(śî·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7879.htm">Strong's 7879: </a> </span><span class="str2">A contemplation, an utterance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and speak</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲ֝דַבְּרָה֗</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the bitterness</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4751.htm">Strong's 4751: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bitter, bitterness, bitterly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my soul.</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִֽׁי׃</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/10-1.htm">OT Poetry: Job 10:1 My soul is weary of my life (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/9-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 9:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 9:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/10-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 10:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 10:2" /></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>