Job 10:9-19

9 Remember now that thou hast formed me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?

10 Hast thou not poured me out as milk and curdled me like cheese?

11 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh and hast hedged me with bones and sinews.

12 Thou hast granted me life and mercy, and thy visitation has kept my spirit.

13 And these things thou hast hid in thine heart; I know that this is with thee.

14 If I sinned, wilt thou mark me and not cleanse me from my iniquity?

15 If I am wicked, woe unto me; and if I am righteous, I will not lift up my head, being full of dishonour and of seeing my affliction.

16 And thou dost increase. Thou dost hunt me as a fierce lion; turning and doing marvels in me.

17 Thou dost renew thy plagues against me and increase thine indignation upon me, bringing up armies against me.

18 Why then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the spirit and no eye had seen me!

19 I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

Job 10:9-19 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.