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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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A Plea for a Moment's Peace
Commentators explain that Job's plea is a deeply human one. Recognizing his life is short, he asks God for a brief pause in his suffering. He isn't asking for a full restoration, but simply for a moment of comfort and renewed strength before he dies. This reflects a sentiment also found in Psalm 39:13, showing the legitimacy of asking God for respite.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Are not my days few? - My life is short, and hastens to a close.
Then let not my afflictions be continued to the last moment of life,…
19th Century
Anglican
Cease then, and let me alone. —According to another reading, “Let him cease, and let me alone.” In reading this …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[Are] not my days few ? &c.] They are so, the days of every man are but few; see (Job 14:1) ([Reference …
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Job did not deny that as a sinner he deserved his sufferings; but he thought that justice was executed upon him with peculiar rigor. His gloom, unb…
13th Century
Catholic
Job had finished his investigation with the statement that he has suffered many tribulations, whether he is just or unjust. He now wants to ask if …
