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Job 6:9

6:8 Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! the thing: Heb. my expectation
Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

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even that it would please God to crush me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

6:10 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

What does Job 6:9 mean?

Job 6:9 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָאַל (yâʼal), אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh), דָּכָא (dâkâʼ). It connects to 11 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Even
that
it
would
pleaseיָאַלyâʼal/yaw-al'/H2974properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition
Godאֱלוֹהַּʼĕlôwahh/el-o'-ah/H433a deity or the Deity
to
destroyדָּכָאdâkâʼ/daw-kaw'/H1792to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)
me;
that
he
would
let
looseנָתַרnâthar/naw-thar'/H5425to jump, i.e. be violently agitated; causatively, to terrify, shake off, untie
his
hand,יָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
and
cut
me
off!בָּצַעbâtsaʻ/baw-tsah'/H1214figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop

Commentary on Job 6:9

HENRY_FULL · Job 6:9
We left the plotter hanging, and are now to see what becomes of his plot. I. His plot was to raise an estate for himself; and all his estate, being confiscated for treason, is given to Esther and Mordecai, ver. 1, 2 . II. His plot was to ruin the Jews; and as to that, 1. Esther earnestly intercedes for the reversing of the edict against them, ver. 3-6 . 2. It is in effect done by another edict, here published, empowering the Jews to stand up in their own defence against their enemies, ver. 7-14 . III. This occasions great joy to the Jews and all their friends, ver. 15-17 .

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 41:42

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; fine: or, silk

2 Samuel 9:7

And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

Job 3:10

Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.

Psalms 37:34

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

Ecclesiastes 2:18

Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. taken: Heb. laboured

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

Ecclesiastes 5:14

But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

Isaiah 22:19

And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.

Daniel 2:48

Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

Luke 15:22

But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

Verses like this

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Job 27:8

For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

Frequently asked questions

What does Job 6:9 say?

Job 6:9 (King James Version) reads: "Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!"

Is Job 6:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Job 6:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Job.

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