Job 10:21
Before I go to the place from which I will not come back, to the land where all is dark and black,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
In Context
22A land of thick dark, without order, where the very light is dark.
Cross References
2 Samuel 14:14For death comes to us all, and we are like water drained out on the earth, which it is not possible to take up again; and God will not take away the life of the man whose purpose is that he who has been sent away may not be completely cut off from him.
Job 3:13For then I might have gone to my rest in quiet, and in sleep have been in peace,
Job 7:9A cloud comes to an end and is gone; so he who goes down into the underworld comes not up again.
Job 16:22For in a short time I will take the journey from which I will not come back.
Psalms 23:4Yes, though I go through the valley of deep shade, I will have no fear of evil; for you are with me, your rod and your support are my comfort.
Psalms 88:6\88:5\My soul is among the dead, like those in the underworld, to whom you give no more thought; for they are cut off from your care.
Matthew Henry on Job 10:15-22
14 If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. 15 If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction; 16 For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me. 17 Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me. 18 Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh… Read the whole commentary →