Job 10:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 10:1

Job: I Would Plead with God

1 “My ^asoul loathes my life;
I will¹ give free course to my complaint,
^bI will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

2 I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
Show me why You contend with me.

3 Does it seem good to You that You should oppress,
That You should despise the work of Your hands,
And smile on the counsel of the wicked?

4 Do You have eyes of flesh?
Or ^ado You see as man sees?

5 Are Your days like the days of a mortal man?
Are Your years like the days of a mighty man,

6 That You should seek for my iniquity
And search out my sin,

7 Although You know that I am not wicked,
And there is no one who can deliver from Your hand?

8 ‘Your^a hands have made me and fashioned me,
An intricate unity;
Yet You would ^bdestroy me.

9 Remember, I pray, ^athat You have made me like clay.
And will You turn me into dust again?

Verse Comparison: Job 10:1

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American Standard Version
My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Amplified® Bible
I AM weary of my life {and} loathe it! I will give free expression to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Contemporary English Version
I am sick of life! And from my deep despair, I complain to you, my God.

Darby English Version
My soul is weary of my life: I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Good News Bible
I am tired of living. Listen to my bitter complaint.

King James Version
My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

New American Standard Bible
"I loathe my own life; I will give full vent to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

New International Version
"I loathe my very life;
therefore I will give free rein to my complaint
and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.

New King James Version
“My soul loathes my life;
I will give free course to my complaint,
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" I loathe my own life; I will give full vent to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Revised Standard Version
"I loathe my life; I will give free utterance to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Young's Literal Translation
My soul hath been weary of my life, I leave off my talking to myself, I speak in the bitterness of my soul.

New English Translation
“I¹ am weary² of my life; I will complain without restraint;³ I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

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