Job 6:11
What is my strength, that I should hope? And what mine end, that I should be patient?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?
In Context
12Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh brass?
Cross References
Job 10:20Are not my days few? O spare then, And let me alone, that I may be at ease a little while,
Job 13:28And I, like an abandoned thing, shall waste away; Like a garment which is moth-eaten.
Job 17:13Yea, I look to the grave as my home; I have made my bed in darkness.
Job 17:15Where then is my hope? Yea, my hope, who shall see it?
Psalms 39:5Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth, And my life is as nothing before thee; Yea, every man in his firmest state is altogether vanity. [[Pause.]]
Psalms 102:23He hath weakened my strength on the way, He hath shortened my days.
Matthew Henry on Job 6:9-14
8 Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! 9 Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! 10 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. 11 What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life? 12 Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? 13 Is not my help in me?… Read the whole commentary →