Job 7:11

Job Continues: Life Seems Futile · Job 7:1–21
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Translations

Modern
Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Traditional
Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Literal
So I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the distress of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Latin
Quapropter et ego non parcam ori meo: loquar in tribulatione spiritus mei; confabulabor cum amaritudine animæ meæ.

Original

Hebrew
English
Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

Notes

I will not restrain my mouth: Job echoed Eliphaz's struggle to "keep from speaking" (4:2).

Job cried out to God, saying life was too short (7:6–10). This complaint contrasts with his earlier wish for God to end his life (6:9).

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 Instead, Eliphaz chose to argue about out of date religious or theological ideas.

Events

Glossary

Book of Job Human Spirit

Topics

Bitterness