Job 16:7
Surely now he has worn me out, you have devastated my entire household.
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- Job 7:3 : 3 thus I have been made to inherit months of futility, and nights of sorrow have been appointed to me.
- Job 1:15-19 : 15 and the Sabeans swooped down and carried them all away, and they killed the servants with the sword! And I– only I alone– escaped to tell you!” 16 While this one was still speaking, another messenger arrived and said,“The fire of God has fallen from heaven and has burned up the sheep and the servants– it has consumed them! And I– only I alone– escaped to tell you!” 17 While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said,“The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and carried them all away, and they killed the servants with the sword! And I– only I alone– escaped to tell you!” 18 While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said,“Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, 19 and suddenly a great wind swept across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they died! And I– only I alone– escaped to tell you!”
- Job 3:17 : 17 There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
- Job 7:16 : 16 I loathe it; I do not want to live forever; leave me alone, for my days are a vapor!
- Job 10:1 : 1 An Appeal for Revelation“I am weary of my life; I will complain without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
- Job 29:5-9 : 5 when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me; 6 when my steps were bathed with butter and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil! 7 When I went out to the city gate and secured my seat in the public square, 8 the young men would see me and step aside, and the old men would get up and remain standing; 9 the chief men refrained from talking and covered their mouths with their hands; 10 the voices of the nobles fell silent, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths. 11 Job’s Benevolence“As soon as the ear heard these things, it blessed me, and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me, 12 for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him; 13 the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice; 14 I put on righteousness and it clothed me, my just dealing was like a robe and a turban; 15 I was eyes for the blind and feet for the lame; 16 I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know; 17 I broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop his prey from his teeth. 18 Job’s Confidence“Then I thought,‘I will die in my own home, my days as numerous as the grains of sand. 19 My roots reach the water, and the dew lies on my branches all night long. 20 My glory will always be fresh in me, and my bow ever new in my hand.’ 21 Job’s Reputation“People listened to me and waited silently; they kept silent for my advice. 22 After I had spoken, they did not respond; my words fell on them drop by drop. 23 They waited for me as people wait for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rains. 24 If I smiled at them, they hardly believed it; and they did not cause the light of my face to darken. 25 I chose the way for them and sat as their chief; I lived like a king among his troops; I was like one who comforts mourners.
- Ps 6:6-7 : 6 I am exhausted as I groan; all night long I drench my bed in tears; my tears saturate the cushion beneath me. 7 My eyes grow dim from suffering; they grow weak because of all my enemies.
- Prov 3:11-12 : 11 My child, do not despise discipline from the LORD, and do not loathe his rebuke. 12 For the LORD disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.
- Isa 50:4 : 4 The Servant Perseveres The Sovereign LORD has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, so that I know how to help the weary. He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do.
- Mic 6:13 : 13 I will strike you brutally and destroy you because of your sin.
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11 He has obstructed my paths and torn me to pieces; he has made me desolate.
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3 He repeatedly attacks me, he turns his hand against me all day long.
4 ב(Bet) He has made my mortal skin waste away; he has broken my bones.
5 He has besieged and surrounded me with bitter hardship.
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12 I was in peace, and he has shattered me. He has seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;
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14 He breaks through against me, time and time again; he rushes against me like a warrior.
15 I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and buried my horn in the dust;
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17 I am deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is.
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3 thus I have been made to inherit months of futility, and nights of sorrow have been appointed to me.
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15 The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death.
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19 He has flung me into the mud, and I have come to resemble dust and ashes.
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12 My dwelling place is removed and taken away from me like a shepherd’s tent. I rolled up my life like a weaver rolls cloth; from the loom he cuts me off. You turn day into night and end my life.
13 I cry out until morning; like a lion he shatters all my bones; you turn day into night and end my life.
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16 Indeed, God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
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21 ש(Sin/Shin) They have heard that I groan, yet there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have brought it about. Bring about the day of judgment that you promised so that they may end up like me!
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11 My days have passed, my plans are shattered, even the desires of my heart.
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16 ע(Ayin) I weep because of these things; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one in sight who can comfort me or encourage me. My children are desolated because an enemy has prevailed.
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2 “How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?
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10 For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.
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9 He has stripped me of my honor and has taken the crown off my head.
10 He tears me down on every side until I perish; he uproots my hope like an uprooted tree.
11 Thus his anger burns against me, and he considers me among his enemies.
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18 He does not allow me to recover my breath, for he fills me with bitterness.
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3 But because it is heavier than the sand of the sea, that is why my words have been wild.
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8 You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.
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13 Is not my power to help myself nothing, and has not every resource been driven from me?
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20 Are not my days few? Cease, then, and leave me alone, that I may find a little comfort,
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1 My spirit is broken, my days have faded out, the grave awaits me.
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18 Then I said,“There is no cure for my grief! I am sick at heart!
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15 What can I say? He has decreed and acted. I will walk slowly all my years because I am overcome with grief.