TheWay BibleJob 7:20 KJV
Job · chapter 7 · verse 20
I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?Job 7:20 · King James Version
Job 7:20 in context
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?
20I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
21And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- preservernâtsarto guard, in a good sense or a bad oneH5341 →
- sinnedchâṭâʼproperly, to missH2398 →
- markmiphgâʻan object of attackH4645 →
- setsûwmto putH7760 →
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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