Job 9:18
He suffereth me not to recover my breath; but feedeth me overmuch with bitter things.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
In Context
17He that bruiseth me with [his] tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without a cause.
19If it regard strength, lo, he is the powerful; and if justice, who will cite him for me to appear?
Cross References
Ruth 1:20And she said unto them, Call me not Na'omi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Job 7:19How long wilt thou not turn thy regard from me, nor let; me loose till I swallow down my spittle?
Psalms 39:13(39:14) Leave off from me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and am no more.
Psalms 88:15(88:16) I am afflicted and perishing from my youth up: I bear thy terrors, I am distracted.
Lamentations 3:3Surely against me doth he turn again and again his hand all the day.
Lamentations 3:18And I said, Lost is my strength, my expectation also from the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Job 9:15-22
14 How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him? 15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge. 16 If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. 17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. 19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall… Read the whole commentary →