Job Chapter 10 verse 20 Holy Bible
Are not my days few? cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
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Are not the days of my life small in number? Let your eyes be turned away from me, so that I may have a little pleasure,
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Are not my days few? cease then and let me alone, that I may revive a little,
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Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
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Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
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Aren't my days few? Cease then, Leave me alone, that I may find a little comfort,
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Are not my days few? Cease then, and put from me, And I brighten up a little,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - Are not my days few? Cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little. Job here returns from vague longings and idle aspirations to actual realities - the facts of the case - and asks, "Is not the time that I now have to live short? Must not my disease make an end of me in a very brief space? If so, then may I not make a request? My petition is that God will 'cease' from me, grant me a respite, 'let me alone' for a short time, remove his heavy hand, and allow me to 'take comfort a little,' recover my strength, and obtain a breathing-space, before my actual end, before the time comes for my descent to Sheol," which is then (vers. 21, 22) described. The parallel with Psalm 39:13 is striking.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) Cease then, and let me alone.--According to another reading, "Let him cease, and let me alone." In reading this reply of Job's, one cannot but feel that it moves upon the very verge of blasphemy, and is only redeemed therefrom by its pervading reverence and deep undertone of faith. Job never gives up his faith in God, though, like Jacob, he wrestles with Him in the dark, and the issue shows that God is not displeased with such an unburdening of the soul that keeps close to the straight line of truth, which is, after all, one of the many manifestations of God.
