Job 10:3

1 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

4 Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?

5 Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man’s days,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?
KJV
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
WEB
Is it good to you that you should oppress, that you should despise the work of your hands, and smile on the counsel of the wicked?
ASV
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
DARBY
Doth it please thee to oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
BLB
Is it good to You that You oppress, that You despise the work of Your hands, and upon the counsel of the wicked You shine?
ÅB
Tykkes det deg godt at du undertrykker, at du forkaster det dine hender med omhu har dannet, og lar ditt lys skinne over ugudeliges råd?
OTB
Er det rett for Deg å undertrykke,
Å forkaste Dine henders verk,
Og å se gunstig på de ondes plan?
B1930
Tykkes det dig godt at du undertrykker, at du forkaster det dine hender med omhu har dannet, og lar ditt lys skinne over ugudeliges råd?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 64:8

    But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

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  • Job 14:15

    Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

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  • Psalms 138:8

    The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

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  • Jeremiah 12:1–3

    Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

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  • Job 8:20

    Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:

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  • Job 22:18

    Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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  • Job 36:17–18

    But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

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  • Job 40:2

    Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

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