Job 13:15

"Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?"

Key Reflection

In Job 13:15, this phrase encapsulates a dire situation where Job is facing such peril that he considers consuming his own flesh out of desperation, symbolizing the severity of his suffering. By putting his life in his hand, Job acknowledges the complete vulnerability and helplessness he feels before his trials.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Though he slay me - “God may so multiply my sorrows and pains that I cannot survive them. I see that I may be exposed to increased calamities, yet I am willing to meet them. If in maintaining my own cause, and showing that I am not a hypocriteJob 13:16, it should so happen that my sufferings should be so increased that I should die, yet I will do it.” The word “slay,” or “kill,” here refers to temporal death. It has no reference to punishment in the future world, or to the death of the soul. It means merely that Job was determined to maintain his cause and defend his character, though his sufferings should be so increased that life would be the forfeit.

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