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Job 9:21 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Job 9:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 9 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.”
Job 9:21 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 9:21
Job declares self-forgetfulness in despair: 'Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.' The phrase 'though I were perfect' (tam-ani, תָּם-אָנִי) uses the same word God used to describe Job (1:8). 'I would not know my soul' (lo eda naphshi, לֹא אֵדַע נַפְשִׁי) expresses alienation from self—Job cannot recognize himself. He would 'despise my life' (ma'as chayyay, מָאַס חַיַּי), rejecting his own existence.Suffering has disoriented Job so completely that even his self-understanding collapses. He knows he's perfect (righteous) yet cannot affirm it—his experience...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 9:21
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“whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright”
“God”
“and take away my iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently”
“but he who judges me is the Lord.”
“He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely”
“death rather than my bones.”
“God is greater than our heart”
“and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?”