Job 10:1

American Standard Version (1901)

My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 7:11 : 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.
  • 1 Kgs 19:4 : 4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper-tree: and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O Jehovah, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
  • Num 11:15 : 15 And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
  • Job 9:21 : 21 I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.
  • Job 10:15-16 : 15 If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; Being filled with ignominy, And looking upon mine affliction. 16 And if [my head] exalt itself, thou huntest me as a lion; And again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me.
  • Job 14:13 : 13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
  • Job 16:6-9 : 6 Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged; And though I forbear, what am I eased? 7 But now he hath made me weary: Thou hast made desolate all my company. 8 And thou hast laid fast hold on me, [which] is a witness [against me] : And my leanness riseth up against me, It testifieth to my face. 9 He hath torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me; He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth: Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me. 10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me. 11 God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked. 12 I was at ease, and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces: He hath also set me up for his mark. 13 His archers compass me round about; He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground. 14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant. 15 I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the dust. 16 My face is red with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
  • Job 19:4 : 4 And be it indeed that I have erred, Mine error remaineth with myself.
  • Job 21:2-4 : 2 Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations. 3 Suffer me, and I also will speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on. 4 As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?
  • Ps 32:3-5 : 3 When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all the day long. 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: My moisture was changed [as] with the drought of summer. {{Selah 5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. {{Selah
  • Isa 38:15 : 15 What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
  • Isa 38:17 : 17 Behold, [it was] for [my] peace [that] I had great bitterness: But thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
  • Jonah 4:3 : 3 Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
  • Jonah 4:8 : 8 And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
  • Job 7:16 : 16 I loathe [my life] ; I would not live alway: Let me alone; for my days are vanity.
  • Job 3:20-23 : 20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul; 21 Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures; 22 Who rejoice exceedingly, And are glad, when they can find the grave? 23 [ Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?
  • Job 5:15-16 : 15 But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty. 16 So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
  • Job 5:20 : 20 In famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword.
  • Job 6:2-4 : 2 Oh that my vexation were but weighed, And all my calamity laid in the balances! 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash. 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up: The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
  • Job 6:8-9 : 8 Oh that I might have my request; And that God would grant [me] the thing that I long for! 9 Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
  • Job 6:26 : 26 Do ye think to reprove words, Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 7:11-13
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    85%

    11Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

    12Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?

    13When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;

  • Job 10:2
    80%

    2I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Show me wherefore thou contendest with me.

  • Isa 38:15
    79%

    15What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.

  • Job 21:4
    79%

    4As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?

  • Job 9:18
    77%

    18He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.

  • Ps 31:9-10
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    9Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress: Mine eye wasteth away with grief, [yea], my soul and my body.

    10For my life is spent with sorrow, And my years with sighing: My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, And my bones are wasted away.

  • Job 10:20
    77%

    20Are not my days few? cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

  • Job 9:27-28
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    77%

    27If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my [sad] countenance, and be of good cheer;

    28I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

  • Job 30:16
    76%

    16And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

  • Job 23:2
    76%

    2Even to-day is my complaint rebellious: My stroke is heavier than my groaning.

  • Ps 143:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

    4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.

  • Job 7:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than [these] my bones.

    16I loathe [my life] ; I would not live alway: Let me alone; for my days are vanity.

  • Job 13:19
    76%

    19Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the ghost.

  • Ps 88:3
    75%

    3For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.

  • Ps 142:2
    75%

    2I pour out my complaint before him; I show before him my trouble.

  • Job 6:9-10
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    75%

    9Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

    10And be it still my consolation, Yea, let me exult in pain that spareth not, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

  • Job 17:1
    75%

    1My spirit is consumed, my days are extinct, The grave is [ready] for me.

  • Job 13:13-15
    3 verses
    74%

    13Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak; And let come on me what will.

    14Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand?

    15Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope: Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.

  • Job 3:24
    74%

    24For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my groanings are poured out like water.

  • Job 27:2
    73%

    2As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:

  • Jer 8:18
    73%

    18Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! my heart is faint within me.

  • Ps 13:2
    73%

    2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

  • Job 16:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged; And though I forbear, what am I eased?

    7But now he hath made me weary: Thou hast made desolate all my company.

  • Jonah 4:3
    73%

    3Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

  • Ps 6:3
    73%

    3My soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Jehovah, how long?

  • Job 19:2
    73%

    2How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words?

  • Ps 38:17
    73%

    17For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me.

  • Isa 38:10
    72%

    10I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the residue of my years.

  • Ps 55:2
    72%

    2Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan,

  • Job 3:20
    72%

    20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;

  • Jer 10:19
    72%

    19Woe is me because of my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is [my] grief, and I must bear it.

  • Ps 6:6
    72%

    6I am weary with my groaning; Every night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

  • Ps 42:9
    72%

    9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

  • Ps 39:10
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    10Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.

  • Job 10:18
    72%

    18Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me.

  • Lam 1:22
    72%

    22Let all their wickedness come before thee; And do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.

  • Ps 77:3
    72%

    3I remember God, and am disquieted: I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. {{Selah

  • Ps 42:11
    72%

    11Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; For I shall yet praise him, [Who is] the help of my countenance, and my God.

  • Ps 102:5
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    5By reason of the voice of my groaning My bones cleave to my flesh.

  • Ps 55:4
    71%

    4My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.