Job 7:19
Will You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle?
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
In Context
18that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment?
Cross References
Job 9:18He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
Job 14:6look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.
Psalms 13:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
Revelation 6:10And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”
Matthew Henry on Job 7:18-21
17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? 18 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment? 19 How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? 20 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself? 21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in… Read the whole commentary →