Job 7:17
What is a mortal, that thou shouldst nurture him? Or that thou shouldst fix upon him thy mind?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
In Context
16I am wasted away, Not, to times age-abiding, can I live, Let me alone, for, a breath, are my days.
18That thou shouldst inspect him morning by morning, moment by moment, shouldst test him?
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:14After whom, hath the king of Israel come forth? After whom, art thou in pursuit? After a dead dog! after a single flea!
Job 14:3And yet upon such a one as this, hast thou opened thine eye? And, him, wouldst thou bring into judgment with thee?
Psalms 8:4What was weak man, that thou shouldst make mention of him? or the son of the earthborn, that thou shouldst set him in charge?
Psalms 144:3O Yahweh! what is the earthborn, And yet thou hast acknowledged him,—the son of a mortal, And yet thou hast taken account of him:
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 →