Job 10:21
Before I go— whence I shall not return—To the land of darkness and death-shade,
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
In Context
20Are not my days few? O spare then, And let me alone, that I may be at ease a little while,
Cross References
Job 3:13For now should I lie down and be quiet; I should sleep; then should I be at rest,
Job 7:9As the cloud dissolveth and wasteth away, So he that goeth down to the grave shall arise no more;
Job 16:22For when a few years shall have passed, I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
Psalms 23:4When I walk through a valley of deathlike shade, I fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy crook and thy staff, they comfort me.
Psalms 88:6Thou hast placed me in a deep pit, In a dark and deep abyss.
Matthew Henry on Job 10:15-22
14 If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. 15 If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction; 16 For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me. 17 Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me. 18 Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh… Read the whole commentary →