Job 7:12

Am I the sea or a sea monster that you have to guard me?

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In The King James Version

Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

In Context

11So, no, I won't hold my tongue—I will speak in the agony of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

13If I tell myself, ‘I'll feel better if I lie down on my bed,’ or ‘it will help me to lie down on my couch,’

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Cross References

Job 38:6What do its foundations rest upon? Who laid its cornerstone,

Lamentations 3:7He has built a wall around me so I can't escape; he has bound me with heavy chains.

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 →

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