Job 10:1-11

1 "I'm sick of living. So I'll talk openly about my problems. I'll speak out because my spirit is bitter.

2 I'll say to God, 'Don't find me guilty. Instead, tell me what charges you are bringing against me.

3 Does it make you happy when you crush me? Does it please you to turn your back on what you have made? While you do those things, you smile on the plans of sinful people!

4 You don't have human eyes. You don't see as people see.

5 Your days aren't like the days of a human being. Your years aren't like the years of a mere man.

6 So you search for my mistakes. You look for my sin.

7 You already know I'm not guilty. No one can save me from your powerful hand.

8 " 'Your hands shaped me and made me. So are you going to destroy me now?

9 Remember, you molded me like clay. So are you going to turn me back into dust?

10 Didn't you pour me out like milk? Didn't you form me like cheese?

11 Didn't you put skin and flesh on me? Didn't you sew me together with bones and muscles?

Job 10:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 10

Job here declares the greatness of his afflictions, which made him weary of his life, and could not help complaining; entreats the Lord not to condemn him but show him the reason of his thus dealing with him, Job 10:1,2; and expostulates with him about it, and suggests as if it was severe, and not easily reconciled to his perfections, when he knew he was not a wicked man, Job 10:3-7; he puts him in mind of his formation and preservation of him, and after all destroyed him, Job 10:8-12; and represents his case as very distressed; whether he was wicked or righteous it mattered not, his afflictions were increasing upon him, Job 10:13-17; and all this he observes, in order to justify his eager desire after death, which he renews, Job 10:18,19; and entreats, since his days he had to live were but few, that God would give him some respite before he went into another state, which he describes, Job 10:20-22.