Job 19:2
How long torment ye my soul, and all-break me with words?
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
In Context
1Forsooth Job answered, and said,
3Lo! ten times ye have shamed me, and ye (still) be not ashamed, (for) oppressing me.
Cross References
Judges 16:16And when she was dis-easeful to him, and cleaved to him continually by many days, and to him gave no space to rest, his life failed, and was made weary unto the death. (And when she had made his life miserable, and continually cleaved to him for many days, and gave him no time for any rest, his strength, or his resolve, failed, and he was made weary unto the death.)
Job 18:2Unto what end shalt thou boast with words? Understand thou us first, and so speak we together. (Unto what end shalt thou continue to boast with your words? First listen to us, and then we shall speak together.)
Job 27:12Lo! all ye know (them), and what then speak ye vain things without cause? (Behold! ye all know them, so why (then) do ye speak vain, (or empty), things without any reason?)
Psalms 13:1To the victory, [the psalm] of David. Lord, how long forgettest thou me, into the end? how long turnest thou away thy face from me? ( For the choirmaster, a song by David. Lord, how long forgettest thou me, forever? how long turnest thou away thy face from me?)
Psalms 55:21the cheers thereof were parted from ire; and his heart nighed. The words thereof were softer than oil; and they be darts. (their words were smoother than butter; but battle was in their hearts. Their words were softer than oil; but they were as sharp as darts.)
Psalms 64:3For they sharpened their tongues as a sword, they bend their bow, a bitter thing; (For they sharpened their tongues like swords, yea, they bent their bows, and shot out bitter words;)
Matthew Henry on Job 19:2-8
The Reply of Job to Bildad. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then Job answered and said, 2 How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words? 3 These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me. 4 And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself. 5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach: 6 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net. 7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not… Read the whole commentary →