Job 9:18
He would not suffer me to recover my breath, for he would surfeit me with bitter things.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
In Context
17For, with a tempest, would he fall upon me, and would multiply my wounds without need;
19If it regardeth vigour, bold is he! If justice, who could summon him?
Cross References
Ruth 1:20And she said unto them, Do not call me Naomi [="Sweet"],—call me Mara [="Bitter"], for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me:
Job 7:19How long wilt thou not look away from me? Wilt thou not let me alone, till I can swallow my spittle?
Psalms 39:13Look away from me that I may brighten up, Ere yet I depart and am no more.
Psalms 88:15Afflicted have I been, and dying, from youth, I have borne the terror of thee—I shall be distracted!
Lamentations 3:3Surely, against me, doth he again and again, turn his hand all the day.
Lamentations 3:18And I said, Vanished is mine endurance, even mine expectation, from Yahweh.
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 →