Job 19:21
Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.
In Context
20My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
22Why do you persecute me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?
Cross References
Ruth 1:13would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”
Job 2:5But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Psalms 38:2For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
Hebrews 13:3Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
Matthew Henry on Job 19:9-23
Job Complains of God's Displeasure; Job Complains of His Friends. ( b. c. 1520.) 8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. 10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree. 11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies. 12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my… Read the whole commentary →