Job 10:3 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 10:1-7

Here is, I. A passionate resolution to persist in his complaint, Job 10:1. Being daunted with the dread of God's majesty, so that he could not plead his cause with him, he resolves to give himself some ease by giving vent to his resentments. He begins with vehement language: ?My soul is weary of my life, weary of this body, and impatient to get clear of it, fallen out with life, and displeased at it, sick of it, and longing for death.? Through the weakness of grace he went contrary to the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 10:3

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress ?.... This God does not approve of in others; he dehorts men from it; he threatens to punish those that do so, and to be a swift witness against them; he promises to arise to the help of the oppressed, and to be a refuge for them, and therefore will never do the same himself; it can never be pleasant to him, nor right and just in his sight, nor is it of any advantage to him. Job here suggests that his afflictions were an oppression to him;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 10:3

Is it good unto thee - Surely it can be no gratification to thee to distress the children of men, as if thou didst despise the work of thy own hands. And shine upon the counsel - For by my afflictions the harsh judgments of the wicked will appear to be confirmed: viz., that God regards not his most fervent worshippers; and it is no benefit to lead a religious life. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 10:1-7

Job to God: the progress of the third controversy: 1. The pathetic wail of a crushed heart. I. SOBBING IN THE EAR OF GOD . 1 . The moan of a desponding heart. "My soul is weary of [literally, 'loathes'] my life" (verse 1). That which had rendered existence a disgust to Job was partly his intense bodily affliction, but chiefly the overwhelming strangeness of the Divine conduct towards him. If only he had been able to realize that, notwithstanding all contrary appearances, he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 10:1-7

The supplicatory cry of deep sorrow. This is the cry of one who declares, "My soul is weary of my life." He opens his lips that the stream of his "complaint" may flow forth unchecked. Yet is he humble and subdued, though he adopts almost the tone of expostulation. He has confessed himself to be unequal to the contention. He cannot give answer to God; he has acknowledged his guilt and impotence. Now he would know "wherefore" God contends with him. This is the desire of even the most resigned... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 10:1-22

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 Job 3:1-26 ; Job 6:1-30 ; Job 7:1-21 ; but some new grounds are alleged as pleas for mercy, if not for justice. These are In conclusion, Job begs for a little respite, a little time of comfort (verse 20), before he descends into the darkness of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 10:1-22

Appeal to the justice, knowledge, and goodness of God. In his extremity of maddening pain and in his contempt of life, Job resolves to give full way once more to words (verse 1). And as they pour forth in full flood from the bottom of his heart, we perceive that he has in reality truer and juster thoughts about God than those expressed in the preceding chapter. He proceeds to appeal one by one to the highest perfection which can be associated with the Divine Name. I. APPEAL TO THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 10:3

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress? Job assumes that he is oppressed. He has no conception that his sufferings are a purification ( John 15:2 ), intended to lead to the elevation and improvement of his moral character. He therefore asks—Is it worthy of God, is it good in him, is it compatible with his perfect excellence, to be an oppressor? It is a sort of argumentum ad verecundiam , well enough between man and man, but quite out of place between a man and his Maker. ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 10:3

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress - The sense of this is, that it could not be with God a matter of personal gratification to inflict pain wantonly. There must be a reason why he did it. This was clear to Job, and he was anxious, therefore, to know the reason why he was treated in this manner. Yet there is evidently here not a little of the spirit of complaining. There is an insinuation that God was afflicting him beyond what he deserved; see Job 10:7. The state of his mind... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 10:3

Job 10:3. Is it good unto thee? Dost thou take any pleasure in it, that those shouldest oppress? By thy absolute and irresistible power, without regard to that justice and clemency by which thou usest to govern mankind. Shouldest despise the work of thy hands Show thy contempt of thy creatures, either by denying them protection, or by destroying them. And shine upon the counsel of the wicked That is, by the methods of thy providence seem to favour the practices of wicked men, to whom... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 10:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 10:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 10:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 10:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 10:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 10:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 10:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 10:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 10:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 10:3

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