Job 9:17
He who falleth upon me with a tempest, And multiplieth my wounds without cause!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
In Context
16Should I call, and he make answer to me, I could not believe that he listened to my voice,—
18Who will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness!
Cross References
Job 2:3Then said Jehovah to Satan, Hast thou observed my servant Job, that there is none like him upon the earth, an upright and good man, fearing God and departing from evil? And still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou didst excite me against him to destroy him without a cause.
Job 2:13And they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word to him; for they saw that his grief was very great.
Job 16:12I was at ease, but he hath crushed me; He hath seized me by the neck, and dashed me in pieces; He hath set me up for his mark.
Job 16:17Yet is there no injustice in my bands. And my prayer hath been pure.
Job 30:22Thou liftest me up, and causest me to ride upon the wind; Thou meltest me away in the storm.
Job 34:6Though I am innocent, I am made a liar; My wound is incurable, though I am free from transgression.”
Matthew Henry on Job 9:15-22
14 How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him? 15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge. 16 If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. 17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. 19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall… Read the whole commentary →