Job 7:10

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

He never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more.

American Standard Version (1901)

He shall return no more to his house, Neither shall his place know him any more.

Bible in Basic English

He will not come back to his house, and his place will have no more knowledge of him.

Free Bible Version

They will never return home, and the people they knew will forget them.

King James (Authorized) Version

He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

Translation for Translators

they never return to their houses, and people among whom they lived do not remember them any more.

Unlocked Literal Bible

He will return no more to his house; neither will his place know him again.

Noah Webster Bible

He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

World English Bible

He will return no more to his house, neither will his place know him any more.

Young's Literal Translation

He turneth not again to his house, Nor doth his place discern him again.

Context

Job Continues: Life Seems Futile

⁹As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up. ¹⁰He never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more.

Summary

In this verse, Job expresses the deep anguish and despair he is feeling, questioning the purpose and meaning of his suffering. He reflects on the brevity and hardship of his life, feeling overwhelmed by the weight of his afflictions. Job's words reveal his struggle with the apparent senselessness of his trials and his longing for relief. This verse captures the raw emotions of human suffering and the cry for understanding in the midst of pain and adversity.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more - He does not mean that he shall be annihilated but that he shall never more become an inhabitant of the earth. The word שאול, which we properly enough translate grave, here signifies also the state of the dead, hades, and sometimes any deep pit, or even hell itself.

Job 7:10

Job Continues: Life Seems Futile

⁹As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up. ¹⁰He never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more.