Job 10:16 Meaning and Explanation
“For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.”
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Read Full Chapter →Job feels hunted by God like prey before a lion, with fresh displays of power pressed against him.
What Does Job 10:16 Mean?
Job's sense of being pursued grows sharper. His affliction only increases, and he feels stalked like prey before a 'fierce lion,' with God displaying His overwhelming might against one small sufferer. The picture is of relentless, terrifying pressure.
Job is honest about how God can feel in the dark -- not always gentle, sometimes fearful. Scripture lets the cry stand. Yet the same imagery turns in the gospel: the Lion of Judah is also the Lamb who was slain. The power that seems to hunt the sufferer is the power that, in Christ, lays itself down to rescue him.
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What does Job 10:16 mean?
Job feels hunted by God like prey before a lion, with fresh displays of power pressed against him.