Job 10:7,Job 10:8

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 10:7

Thou knowest that I am not wicked ,.... Or "in", or "upon thy knowledge F1 על דעתך "in notitia tua est", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Beza; so Michaelis. it is that I am not wicked"; it is a thing well known, quite clear, and manifest, without making such a search and inquiry: not that he thought himself without sin, and could appeal to the omniscience of God for the truth of that; for he had confessed before that he was a sinner, and wicked, as to his nature and birth, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 10:7

Thou knowest that I am not wicked - While thou hast this knowledge of me and my conduct, why appear to be sifting me as if in order to find out sin; and though none can be found, treating me as though I were a transgressor? 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 10:7

Thou knowest that I am not wicked ; rather, although thou knowest ( see the Revised Version). Conscious of his own integrity and faithfulness, Job feels that God too must know them; wherefore it seems to him all the harder that he should be made to suffer as if he were a "chief sinner." And there is none that can deliver out of thine hand . "'Tis excellent to have a giant's strength; But tyrannous to use it like a giant." Job's last ground of appeal is, that he is wholly at God s... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 10:7

Thou knowest that I am not wicked - That is, that I am not a hypocrite, or an impenitent sinner. Job did not claim perfection (see the note at Job 9:20), but he maintained through all this argument that he was not a wicked man, in the sense in which his friends regarded him as such, and for the truth of this he could boldly appeal to God. The margin is, “It is upon thy knowledge.” This is a literal translation of the Hebrew, but the sense is well expressed in the text. The meaning of the verse... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 10:6-7

Job 10:6-7. That thou inquirest, &c., and searchest after my sin Keeping me so long upon the rack, to compel me to accuse myself. Thou knowest I am not wicked That is a hypocrite, or an ungodly man, as my friends account me. There is none that can deliver, &c. Thou art the supreme ruler of the world; therefore I must wait thy time, and throw myself on thy mercy, in submission to thy sovereign will. “It would be injurious to the character of Job,” says Mr. Peters, “should we... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 10:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 10:7

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 10:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 10:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 10:6-7

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