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Job 7:15 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Job 7:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 7 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life. life: Heb. bones”
Job 7:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 7:15
Job reaches the depths of despair: 'My soul chooseth strangling' (cheneq, חֶנֶק) 'and death rather than my life' (atsamot, עֲצָמוֹת, literally 'my bones' or 'my frame'). The verb 'chooseth' (bachar, בָּחַר) is the same used for God's election—Job 'elects' death over continued existence. This isn't mere death wish but considered preference for non-existence over unbearable suffering.The honesty is shocking yet biblical. Scripture doesn't sanitize the depths of righteous suffering. Job joins other saints who wished for death: Moses (Numbers 11:15), Elijah (1 Kings 19:4), Jeremiah (Jeremiah 20:14...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 7:15
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“and departed. He went away and hanged himself.”
“he saddled his donkey”