Job 19:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 19:2

1 Then Job answered and said:

2 “How long will you torment my soul,
And break me in pieces with words?

3 These ten times you have¹ reproached me;
You are not ashamed that you¹ have wronged me.

4 And if indeed I have erred,
My error remains with me.

5 If indeed you ^aexalt yourselves against me,
And plead my disgrace against me,

6 Know then that ^aGod has wronged me,
And has surrounded me with His net.

7 “If I cry out concerning¹ wrong, I am not heard.
If I cry aloud, there is no justice.

8 ^aHe has¹ fenced up my way, so that I cannot pass;
And He has set darkness in my paths.

9 ^aHe has stripped me of my glory,
And taken the crown from my head.

10 He breaks me down on every side,
And I am gone;
My ^ahope He has uprooted like a tree.

11 He has also kindled His wrath against me,
And ^aHe counts me as one of His enemies.

12 His troops come together
And build up their road against me;
They encamp all around my tent.

13 “He^a has removed my brothers far from me,
And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.

14 My relatives have failed,
And my close friends have forgotten me.

15 Those who dwell in my house, and my maidservants,
Count me as a stranger;
I am an alien in their sight.

16 I call my servant, but he gives no answer;
I beg him with my mouth.

17 My breath is offensive to my wife,
And I am¹ repulsive to the children of my own body.

18 Even ^ayoung children despise me;
I arise, and they speak against me.

19 ^aAll my close friends abhor me,
And those whom I love have turned against me.

20 ^aMy bone clings to my skin and to my flesh,
And I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

21 “Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends,
For the hand of God has struck me!

22 Why do you ^apersecute me as God does,
And are not satisfied with my flesh?

23 “Oh, that my words were written!
Oh, that they were inscribed in a book!

Verse Comparison: Job 19:2

American Standard Version
How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words?

Amplified® Bible
How long will you vex {and} torment me and break me in pieces with words?

Contemporary English Version
How long will you torture me with your words?

Darby English Version
How long will ye vex my soul, and crush me with words?

Good News Bible
(SEE 19:1)

King James Version
How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?

New American Standard Bible
"How long will you torment me And crush me with words?

New International Version
"How long will you torment me
and crush me with words?

New King James Version
“How long will you torment my soul,
And break me in pieces with words?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"How long will you torment me And crush me with words?

Revised Standard Version
"How long will you torment me, and break me in pieces with words?

Young's Literal Translation
Till when do ye afflict my soul, And bruise me with words?

New English Translation
“How long will you torment me¹ and crush² me with your words?³