Job 7:12
Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, that Thou settest a watch over me?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
In Context
13When I say: 'My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint';
Cross References
Job 38:6Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,
Lamentations 3:7He hath hedged me about, that I cannot go forth; He hath made my chain heavy.
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 →