Job 7:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 7:12

10 He shall never return to his house,
^aNor shall his place know him anymore.

11 “Therefore I will ^anot restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will ^bcomplain in the bitterness of my soul.

12 Am I a sea, or a sea serpent,
That You set a guard over me?

13 ^aWhen I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
My couch will ease my complaint,’

14 Then You scare me with dreams
And terrify me with visions,

15 So that my soul chooses strangling
And death rather than¹ my body.

16 ^aI loathe my life;
I would not live forever.
^bLet me alone,
For ^cmy days are but a breath.

17 “What^a is man, that You should exalt him,
That You should set Your heart on him,

Verse Comparison: Job 7:12

American Standard Version
Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?

Amplified® Bible
Am I the sea, or the sea monster, that You set a watch over me?

Contemporary English Version
Am I the sea or a sea monster? Is that why you imprison me?

Darby English Version
Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, that thou settest a watch over me?

Good News Bible
Why do you keep me under guard? Do you think I am a sea monster?

King James Version
Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

New American Standard Bible
"Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?

New International Version
Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep,
that you put me under guard?

New King James Version
Am I a sea, or a sea serpent,
That You set a guard over me?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Do I resemble the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?

Revised Standard Version
Am I the sea, or a sea monster, that thou settest a guard over me?

Young's Literal Translation
A sea-`monster' am I, or a dragon, That thou settest over me a guard?

New English Translation
Am I the sea, or the creature of the deep,¹ that you must put² me under guard?³