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I loathe my life. I don`t want to live forever. Leave me alone; for my days are but a breath.
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A Cry of Human Anguish
Commentators see Job's words as a raw expression of deep despair, not a model of faith. He loathes his painful existence and begs God to let him die. Scholars like Matthew Henry and John Gill point out this is Job's "infirmity" and "passion" speaking, reminding us that while God understands our anguish, our goal should be to respond with faith and prayer, not just complaint.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I loathe it - I loathe my life as it is now. It has become a burden, and I desire to part with it and to go down to the grave. Ther…
19th Century
Anglican
I loathe it — that is, the thought of self-destruction; or, I loathe my life; or, according to others (see the margin), <…
Baptist
Job seems to say, "I am too little for God to notice me; why does he take such great notice of me as to chasten me so severely?"
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I loathe [it] Or "them" F11 , either his life, which was a weariness to him, or his bones, which were so …
Plain truths concerning the shortness and vanity of human life, and the certainty of death, do us good when we think and speak of them, applying th…
13th Century
Catholic
After Job has shown that the consolation of Eliphaz, which was based on the promise of earthly happiness, was leading him to despair and the desire…
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