Job 10 Study Notes
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10:13-17 Job accused God of being a relentless prosecutor and unjust judge. His predetermined plan was to convict Job, whether he was wicked or righteous. Job had lost all sense of self-worth and did not dare to lift his head (Lm 2:10).
10:18-19 Job reiterated his opening lament, wishing never to have been born or wishing to have died at birth (3:11-16; Jr 20:18).
10:20-22 Job pleaded with God to be compassionate and to stop his incessant persecution so he might enjoy his few remaining years (7:6-10,21). Job piled up the images in describing the afterlife as a place of deepest darkness. His despairing words reflect a common Mesopotamian understanding about the afterlife but not the biblical view clarified in the NT (1Co 15:51-57).