Job 30:17

"“Now my soul is poured out within me. Days of affliction have taken hold of me."

Key Reflection

In Job 30:17, the phrase indicates a profound emotional and spiritual anguish, where Job's innermost being is overwhelmed by distress due to enduring prolonged suffering. This deeply personal expression reflects not just physical hardship but also a soul consumed by sorrow and trials, highlighting the intensity of his affliction in God’s eyes.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

My bones are pierced in me -The bones are often represented in the Scriptures as the seat of acute pain;Psalms 6:2;Psalms 22:14;Psalms 31:10;Psalms 38:3;Psalms 42:10;Proverbs 14:30; compareJob 20:11. The meaning here is, that he had had shooting or piercing pains in the night, which disturbed and prevented his rest. It is mentioned as a special aggravation of his sufferings that they were “in the night” - a time when we expect repose. And my sinews take no rest- See the word here rendered sinews explained in the note at ver. 3. The word literally means gnawers, and hence, the teeth.

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