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Job 7:15

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Berean Standard Bible

so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body.

American Standard Version (1901)

So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than these my bones.

Bible in Basic English

So that a hard death seems better to my soul than my pains.

Free Bible Version

that I would rather be strangled—I would rather die than become just a bag of bones.

King James (Authorized) Version

So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

Translation for Translators

with the result that I would prefer to be strangled to death than to continue to be alive being only a bunch of bones.

Unlocked Literal Bible

so that I would choose strangling and death rather than preserving these bones of mine.

Noah Webster Bible

So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

World English Bible

so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones.

Young's Literal Translation

And my soul chooseth strangling, Death rather than my bones.

Context

Job Continues: Life Seems Futile

¹⁴then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions, ¹⁵so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body. ¹⁶I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

Summary

In Job 7:15, Job expresses his deep anguish and despair, questioning why God pays so much attention to him and why He even bothers to notice him. Job's suffering has led him to feel insignificant and overwhelmed by the weight of his afflictions. This verse reflects the human struggle with suffering and the desire for understanding in the midst of pain. Job's words resonate with those who have experienced intense trials, reminding them that it is natural to question and seek meaning in times of great distress.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Chooseth strangling - It is very likely that he felt, in those interrupted and dismal slumbers, an oppression and difficulty of breathing something like the incubus or nightmare; and, distressing as this was, he would prefer death by this means to any longer life in such miseries.

Job 7:15

Job Continues: Life Seems Futile

¹⁴then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions, ¹⁵so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body. ¹⁶I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

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Berean Standard Bible

so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body.

American Standard Version (1901)

So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than these my bones.

Bible in Basic English

So that a hard death seems better to my soul than my pains.

Free Bible Version

that I would rather be strangled—I would rather die than become just a bag of bones.

King James (Authorized) Version

So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

Translation for Translators

with the result that I would prefer to be strangled to death than to continue to be alive being only a bunch of bones.

Unlocked Literal Bible

so that I would choose strangling and death rather than preserving these bones of mine.

Noah Webster Bible

So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

World English Bible

so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones.

Young's Literal Translation

And my soul chooseth strangling, Death rather than my bones.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Chooseth strangling - It is very likely that he felt, in those interrupted and dismal slumbers, an oppression and difficulty of breathing something like the incubus or nightmare; and, distressing as this was, he would prefer death by this means to any longer life in such miseries.