Job 10:8 Meaning and Explanation
“Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Job marvels that the God who carefully formed him now seems set on undoing him.
What Does Job 10:8 Mean?
Job turns to the wonder of his own making. With tender, craftsman's language he says God's hands shaped him completely, fitting every part together -- and then voices the grief that this same Maker now appears to be tearing him down. The contrast between creation and destruction sharpens his bewilderment.
To appeal to God as Maker is to appeal to a bond that suffering cannot finally break. What the potter forms, he does not lightly discard. The believer who feels unmade by sorrow may rest in this: the hands that knit us in the womb are the hands of the Redeemer, and He does not abandon the work He began.
Job 10:8 in the Original Language
asah (עָשָׂה), 'made' -- to make, fashion, or accomplish, the verb of a craftsman shaping his work.
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What does Job 10:8 mean?
Job marvels that the God who carefully formed him now seems set on undoing him.