Giobbe 3:11

11 Perchè non morii io dalla matrice? Perchè non trapassai come prima uscii del seno?

Giobbe 3:11 Meaning and Commentary

Job 3:11

Why died I not from the womb?
&c.] That is, as soon as he came out of it; or rather, as soon as he was in it, or from the time that he was in it; or however, while he was in it, that so he might not have come alive out of it; which sense seems best to agree both with what goes before and follows after; for since his conception in the womb was not hindered, he wishes he had died in it; and so some versions render it to this sense ^F14:

[why] did I [not] give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
since he died not in the womb, which was desirable to him, he wishes that the moment he came out of it he had expired, and is displeased because it was not so, see ( Jeremiah 20:17 ) ( Hosea 9:11 ) ; thus what is the special favour of Providence, to be taken out of the womb alive, and preserved, he wishes not to have enjoyed, see ( Psalms 22:9 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 (Mxrm) (en koilia) , Sept. "in vulva", V. L. "aut, in utero", Beza, Mercerus, Cocceius, Junius, Michaelis; so R. Abraham Peritzol, and Simeon Bar Tzemach.

Giobbe 3:11 In-Context

9 Oscurinsi le stelle del suo vespro; Aspetti la luce, ma non ne venga alcuna, E non vegga le palpebre dell’alba;

10 Perciocchè non serrò gli usci del seno di mia madre, E non fece sì che gli occhi miei non vedessero l’affanno.

11 Perchè non morii io dalla matrice? Perchè non trapassai come prima uscii del seno?

12 Perchè mi furono pòrte le ginocchia? Perchè le mammelle, acciocchè io poppassi?

13 Conciossiachè ora giacerei, e mi riposerei; Io dormirei, e pezzo fa sarei in riposo,