Job 7:19
How long ere thou wilt look away from me, And let me alone, till I have time to breathe?
Noyes 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 thou shouldst visit him every morning, And prove him every moment?
Cross References
Job 9:18Who will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness!
Job 14:6O turn thine eyes from him, and let him rest, That he may enjoy, as a hireling, his day!
Psalms 13:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” How long, O LORD! wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Revelation 6:10and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?
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 →