Charles Ellicott Commentary Job 10

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Job 10

1819–1905

Anglican

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Job 10

1819–1905

Anglican

Verse 1

"My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul." — Job 10:1 (ASV)

I will leave. —Or, according to some, I will give free vent to the complaint that is upon me. (Compare to Job 9:27 of the last chapter)

Verse 2

"I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Show me wherefore thou contendest with me." — Job 10:2 (ASV)

I will say unto God ... —This is a model of prayer for all, combining the prayer of the publican (Luke 18:13), and a prayer for that light for which we long so earnestly in times of affliction and darkness.

Verse 7

"Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?" — Job 10:7 (ASV)

That I am not wicked. —The meaning is rather, that I shall not be found guilty. It is not like the appeal of Peter (John 21:17). See the language borrowed by the Psalmist (Psalms 119:73).

Verse 9

"Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast fashioned me as clay; And wilt thou bring me into dust again?" — Job 10:9 (ASV)

Into dust. — Compare to Psalm 22:15.

Verse 10

"Hast thou not poured me out as milk, And curdled me like cheese?" — Job 10:10 (ASV)

Poured me out as milk.—An allusion to the embryo. (See Psalms 139:13-16.)

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