Job 10:2

I say unto GOD, Do not hold me guilty, Let me know, on what account thou contendest with me!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

In Context

1My soul doth loathe my life,—I let loose my complaint, I speak, in the bitterness of my soul.

3Is it seemly in thee, that thou shouldst oppress? that thou shouldst despise the labour of thine own hand, when, upon the counsel of the lawless, thou hast shone?

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Cross References

Job 8:5Yet, if, thou thyself, wilt diligently seek unto GOD,—and, unto the Almighty, wilt make supplication;

Job 13:23How many are mine iniquities and sins? My transgression and my sin, let me know!

Job 33:13Wherefore, against him, hast thou contended? For, with none of his reasons, will he respond.

Psalms 6:1O Yahweh! do not, in thine anger, correct me, nor, in thy wrath, chastise me.

Psalms 27:7Hear, O Yahweh, With my voice, do I cry, Oh then show me favour and answer me.

Psalms 109:21But, thou, Yahweh, Adonay, deal effectually with me, for the sake of thy Name, Since good is thy lovingkindness, O rescue me;

Matthew Henry on Job 10:2-8

Job's Reply to Bildad. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. 2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; show me wherefore thou contendest with me. 3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? 4 Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth? 5 Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man's days, 6 That thou… Read the whole commentary →

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