Job 10:21
before I go to where I shall never return from, the land of darkness and the shadow of death—
Free Bible Version
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
20I only have a few days left, so why don't you leave me alone so I can have a little peace
Cross References
2 Samuel 14:14Yes, we all have to die. We're like water spilled on the ground that can't be collected again. But that's not what God does. Instead he works out ways for anyone who is banished to come back home to him.
Job 3:13For now I would be lying down in peace. I would be sleeping and at rest,
Job 7:9When a cloud disappears, it's gone, just as anyone who goes down to Sheol does not come back up.
Job 16:22For in a few short years I shall go down that road from which I shall not return.”
Psalms 23:4Even when I walk through the valley dark as death, I'm not afraid of any evil, because you are right there with me; your rod and your staff protect me.
Psalms 88:6You have placed me in a deep pit, in the depths of darkness.
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 →