Job 19:7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 19:1-7

Job's friends had passed a very severe censure upon him as a wicked man because he was so grievously afflicted; now here he tells them how ill he took it to be so censured. Bildad had twice begun with a How long (Job 8:2; 18:2), and therefore Job, being now to answer him particularly, begins with a How long too, Job 19:2. What is not liked is commonly thought long; but Job had more reason to think those long who assaulted him than they had to think him long who only vindicated himself. Better... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 19:7

Behold, I cry out of wrong ,.... Or of "violence" F13 חמס "violentiam", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, &c.; "injuriam", Montanus. , or injury done him by the Sabeans and Chaldeans upon his substance, and by Satan upon his health; this he cried out and complained of in prayer to God, and of it as it were in open court, as a violation of justice, and as being dealt very unjustly with: but I am not heard ; his prayer was not heard; he could get no relief, nor any redress of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 19:7

I cry out of wrong - I complain of violence and of injustice; but no one comes to my help. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-21

An appeal for pity. Job is brought lower and lower By the words of those from whom he might have expected a true consolation. He at length declares they "vex" his "soul," and "break" him "in pieces with words" He appeals for freedom. He would be let atone, for, as he had sorrowfully said, "miserable comforters are ye all. " The great underlying teaching is the insufficiency of those views of human suffering which find its cause only in judgment upon wrong-doing. Job, the typical... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-22

Job to Bildad: 1. A reply, an appeal, a complaint. I. JOB 'S WRATHFUL REPLY TO HIS FRIENDS . Job accuses his three friends of: 1 . Irritating words. (Verse 2.) Their solemn addresses and eloquent descriptions were an exquisite torture, harder to endure than the miseries of elephantiasis. The cruel insinuations and unkind reproaches contained in their speeches crushed him more deeply and lacerated him more keenly than all the sharp strokes of evil fortune he had lately... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-29

Job begins his answer to Bildad's second speech by an expostulation against the unkindness of his friends, who break him in pieces, and torture him, with their reproaches (verses 1-5). He then once more, and more plainly than on any other occasion, recounts his woes. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-29

Unconquerable convictions. Job feels bitterly hurt by the speeches of Eliphaz and Bildad, and pleads, in face of their harsh constructions, for compassion in his unutterable sufferings. At the same time, he raises himself to bolder confidence in God's help than ever before. He expresses the definite hope that, if not on this side the grave, then on the other side, a justification awaits him by the personal appearance of God. I. INTRODUCTION : INDIGNANT CENSURE OF HIS FRIENDS ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:7

Behold, I cry out of wrong ; i.e. "I cry out that I am wronged." I complain that sufferings are inflicted on me that I have not deserved. This has been Job's complaint from the first ( Job 3:26 ; Job 6:29 ; Job 9:17 , Job 9:22 ; Job 10:3 , etc.). But I am not heard; i.e. "I am not listened to—my cry is not answered." I cry aloud, but there is no judgment; or, no decision— "no sentence." All Job's appeals to God have elicited no reply from him. He still keeps silence. Job... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:7

The cry unheard. I. IT MAY BE REALLY UNHEARD . That is to say, while of course God knows everything, he may not respond, may not heed. Why? 1 . Because the cry is not addressed to the true God. The heathen priests on Mount Carmel screamed, "O Baal, hear us!" from morning till evening. "But there was no voice, nor any that answered" ( 1 Kings 18:26 ). Men have their false gods now, i.e. their false ideas of God. A god who ignores sin, a god who is only amiable compliance,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 19:7

Behold, I cry out of wrong - Margin, or “violence.” The Hebrew word (חמס châmâs) means properly violence. The violence referred to is that which was brought upon him by God. It is, indeed, harsh language; but it is not quite sure that he means to complain of God for doing him injustice. God had dealt with him in a severe or violent manner, is the meaning, and he had cried unto him for relief, but had cried in vain.No judgment - No justice. The meaning is, that he could obtain justice from no... read more

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