Job 7:12
Am I an ocean or a whale, that you have encircled me in a prison?
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
In Context
13If I say, “My bed will comfort me, and I will find rest, speaking with myself on my blanket,”
Cross References
Job 38:6Upon what have its bases been grounded, and who set forth its cornerstone,
Lamentations 3:7GHIMEL. He has built against me all around, so that I may not depart. He has increased the burden of my confinement.
Matthew Henry on Job 7:8-17
7 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. 8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. 9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. 10 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more. 11 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. 12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou… Read the whole commentary →