Job 7:12
הֲֽיָם ־ אָנִי אִם ־ תַּנִּין כִּֽי ־ תָשִׂים עָלַי מִשְׁמָֽר ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
In Context
11גַּם ־ אֲנִי לֹא אֶחֱשָׂךְ פִּי אֲֽדַבְּרָה בְּצַר רוּחִי אָשִׂיחָה בְּמַר נַפְשִֽׁי ׃
13כִּֽי ־ אָמַרְתִּי תְּנַחֲמֵנִי עַרְשִׂי יִשָּׂא בְשִׂיחִי מִשְׁכָּבִֽי ׃
Cross References
Job 38:6עַל ־ מָה אֲדָנֶיהָ הָטְבָּעוּ אוֹ מִֽי ־ יָרָה אֶבֶן פִּנָּתָֽהּ ׃
Lamentations 3:7גָּדַר בַּעֲדִי וְלֹא אֵצֵא הִכְבִּיד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי ׃
Matthew Henry on Job 7:8-17
7 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. 8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. 9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. 10 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more. 11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. 12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou… Read the whole commentary →