Job 30:17
The flesh is gone from my bones, and they give me no rest; there is no end to my pains.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.
In Context
16But now my soul is turned to water in me, days of trouble overtake me:
18With great force he takes a grip of my clothing, pulling me by the neck of my coat.
Cross References
Job 7:4When I go to my bed, I say, When will it be time to get up? but the night is long, and I am turning from side to side till morning light.
Psalms 6:2\6:1\O Lord, do not be bitter with me in your wrath; do not send punishment on me in the heat of your passion.
Psalms 38:2\38:1\O Lord, be not bitter with me in your wrath; let not your hand be on me in the heat of your passion.
Matthew Henry on Job 30:16-31
Job Complains of His Affliction. ( b. c. 1520.) 15 Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud. 16 And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me. 17 My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest. 18 By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat. 19 He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes. 20 I cry unto thee,… Read the whole commentary →