Job 6:9

Job Replies: My Complaint Is Just · Job 6:1–30
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Translations

Modern
…that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!
Traditional
Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
Literal
If God were willing to crush me, to let loose His hand and cut me off!
Latin
…et qui cœpit, ipse me conterat; solvat manum suam, et succidat me?

Original

Hebrew
English
…that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!

Notes

At one time, both the prophets Moses and Elijah asked God to end their lives (Numbers 11:15; 1 Kings 19:4).

Job responds by criticizing his counselors and questioning God (chapters 6 and 7). He explains his intense words by indicating his deep "grief" or "anguish" (6:2–3; 7:11). Job states that Eliphaz has not provided comfort or sympathy as a friend. Instead, Eliphaz chose to argue about out of date religious or theological ideas.

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Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Death: Desired: Job