Job 10:2 · KJV
“I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.”
— Job 10:2
My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. {weary...: or, cut off while I live}
{Is it} good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? {work: Heb. labour}
Job 10 — Context
My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. {weary...: or, cut off while I live}
2I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.
3{Is it} good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? {work: Heb. labour}
4Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?
Cross References
Psalms 139:23-24
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
Job 9:29
{If} I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?
Psalms 143:2
And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
Psalms 38:1-8
[A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.] O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
Job 34:31-32
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne {chastisement}, I will not offend {any more}:
Lamentations 3:40-42
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
Lamentations 5:16-17
The crown is fallen {from} our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! {The...: Heb. The crown of our head is fallen}
Psalms 109:21
But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy {is} good, deliver thou me.