Job 30:16

And now my soul is poured out over me; the days of affliction have seized on me;

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

In Context

15Terrors have turned their face against me; they chase like the wind my glory: and like a cloud is my happiness passed away.

17All night it holloweth out my bones out of my body; and my pursuers take no rest.

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Cross References

Job 3:24For before my food cometh my groaning, and like the water are poured forth my loud complaints.

Psalms 22:15(22:16) Like a potsherd is my strength dried up; and my tongue cleaveth to my palate; and into the dust of death hast thou laid me down.

Psalms 42:4(42:5) These things will I remember, and pour out my soul in me: how I was wont to pass along amidst the multitude, journeying with them as a pilgrim to the house of God, with the voice of joyful song and thanksgiving, among the festive throng.

Matthew Henry on Job 30:16-31

Job Complains of His Affliction. ( b. c. 1520.) 15 Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud. 16 And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me. 17 My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest. 18 By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat. 19 He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes. 20 I cry unto thee,… Read the whole commentary →

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