Job 7:12
Am I a sea, or a serpent, 1 That thou hast set a watch over me? 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
In Context
13I said that my bed should comfort me, 1 And I would privately counsel with myself on my couch. 1
Cross References
Job 38:6On what are its rings fastened? 1 And who is he that laid the cornerstone upon it? 1
Lamentations 3:7He has built against me, and I cannot come forth: 1 He has made my brazen chain heavy. 1
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 →