Job 21:4
Did, I, unto man, make my complaint? Wherefore, then, should my spirit not be impatient?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
In Context
3Suffer me, that, I, may speak, and, after I have spoken, thou canst mock!
5Turn round to me, and be astonished, and lay hand on mouth!
Cross References
Exodus 6:9And Moses spake thus unto the sons of Israel, but they hearkened not unto Moses, through shortness of spirit, and through hard service.
2 Kings 6:26And so it was that, as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman, made outcry unto him, saying—Save, my lord, O king!
Job 7:11I also, cannot restrain my mouth,—I must speak, in the anguish of my spirit, I must find utterance, in the bitterness of my soul.
Job 10:2I say unto GOD, Do not hold me guilty, Let me know, on what account thou contendest with me!
Psalms 22:1My GOD, my GOD, why hast thou forsaken me? Far from saving me, The words of my loud lamentation?
Psalms 77:3I remember God and I murmur, I muse, and my spirit swooneth. [Selah.]
Matthew Henry on Job 21:2-7
The Reply of Job to Zophar. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 But Job answered and said, 2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations. 3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on. 4 As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled? 5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth. 6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh. Job here recommends himself, both his case and his discourse, both what he… Read the whole commentary →