King James Version
What Does Job 7:15 Mean?
“So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life. life: Heb. bones”
Context
13
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
14
Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
15
So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life. life: Heb. bones
16
I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.
17
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(15) **So that my soul maketh** choice of strangling and death rather than a life like this. Literally, *than these my bones, *or, as some take it, *a death by these my members: *a death inflicted by myself, suicide.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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