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Job 7:17 KJV

Job · chapter 7 · verse 17

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?Job 7:17 · King James Version

Job 7:17 in context

15So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

16I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.

17What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

18And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?

19How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

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Commentary

Job here reasons with God, I. Concerning his dealings with man in general (Job 7:17, Job 7:18): What is man, that thou shouldst magnify him? This may be looked upon either, 1. As a passionate reflection upon the proceedings of divine justice;

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-21

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