Job 10:1 Meaning and Explanation
“My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Worn out by suffering, Job resolves to pour out his grief openly rather than swallow it in silence.
What Does Job 10:1 Mean?
Job has been answering his friend Bildad, who insisted that God always rewards the righteous and punishes the guilty. Crushed and exhausted, Job turns from arguing with men to speaking aloud the anguish he can no longer contain. This verse opens a long, raw prayer that runs through the rest of the chapter.
Scripture does not rebuke Job for bringing his bitterness honestly before God; it preserves his words as holy. There is a kind of faith that refuses to pretend. The same Lord who hears Job here is the One who later sweats in Gethsemane and cries out from the cross, gathering every weary soul who comes to Him in truth rather than in polish.
Job 10:1 in the Original Language
nephesh (נֶפֶשׁ), 'soul' -- the whole living person, breath and life together, not merely an inner part.
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What does Job 10:1 mean?
Worn out by suffering, Job resolves to pour out his grief openly rather than swallow it in silence.