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A Direct Complaint to God
Commentators agree that Job directly identifies God as the source of his suffering. He feels personally targeted, stating that God has exhausted his strength and made him weary of life itself. His lament is a raw, direct address to God, whom he holds responsible for his pain.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 16:7
18th Century
Theologian
But now he has made me weary — That is, God has exhausted my strength. This verse introduces a new description of his sufferings; a…
Charles Ellicott
On Job 16:7
19th Century
Bishop
But now he hath made me weary. —He turns again, in his passionate lament, to God, whom he alternately speaks of in the th…
John Gill
On Job 16:7
17th Century
Pastor
But now he has made me weary
Or "it has made me weary" {u}, that is, "my grief", as it may be supplied from ([Refere…
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Matthew Henry
On Job 16:6–16
17th Century
Minister
Here is a sorrowful representation of Job's grievances. What reason we have to bless God that we are not making such complaints! Even good men, whe…