John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 9:27
If I say, I will forget my complaint ,.... The cause of it, the loss of his children, servants, substance, and health, and endeavour to think no more of these things, and cease complaining about them, and attempt to bury them in oblivion, and change his note: I will leave off my heaviness ; his melancholy thoughts, words, airs, and looks; or "forsake my face" F8 אעזבה פני "relinquam facies meas", Montanus, Bolducius, Schmidt. , put on another countenance, a more pleasent and... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 9:25-35
Job here grows more and more querulous, and does not conclude this chapter with such reverent expressions of God's wisdom and justice as he began with. Those that indulge a complaining humour know not to what indecencies, nay, to what impieties, it will hurry them. The beginning of that strife with God is as the letting forth of water; therefore leave it off before it be meddled with. When we are in trouble we are allowed to complain to God, as the Psalmist often, but must by no means complain... read more