Job 30:21
Thou art turned to be fierce to me, With the strength of Thy hand, Thou oppressest me.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.
In Context
20I cry unto Thee, And Thou dost not answer me, I have stood, and Thou dost consider me.
22Thou dost lift me up, On the wind Thou dost cause me to ride, And Thou meltest — Thou levellest me.
Cross References
Job 7:20I have sinned, what do I to Thee, O watcher of man? Why hast Thou set me for a mark to Thee, And I am for a burden to myself — and what?
Job 10:14If I sinned, then Thou hast observed me, And from mine iniquity dost not acquit me,
Job 13:25A leaf driven away dost Thou terrify? And the dry stubble dost Thou pursue?
Job 19:6Know now, that God turned me upside down, And His net against me hath set round,
Job 23:6In the abundance of power doth He strive with me? No! surely He putteth [it] in me.
Psalms 89:13Thou hast an arm with might, Strong is Thy hand — high Thy right hand.
Matthew Henry on Job 30:16-31
Job Complains of His Affliction. ( b. c. 1520.) 15 Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud. 16 And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me. 17 My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest. 18 By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat. 19 He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes. 20 I cry unto thee,… Read the whole commentary →