Job 9:18
He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
In Context
17Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.
19If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment — who doth convene me?
Cross References
Ruth 1:20And she saith unto them, 'Call me not Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly to me,
Job 7:19How long dost Thou not look from me? Thou dost not desist till I swallow my spittle.
Psalms 39:13Look from me, and I brighten up before I go and am not!
Psalms 88:15I [am] afflicted, and expiring from youth, I have borne Thy terrors — I pine away.
Lamentations 3:3Surely against me He turneth back, He turneth His hand all the day.
Lamentations 3:18And I say, Perished hath my strength and my hope from Jehovah.
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 →