Job 30:18

"In the night season my bones are pierced in me, and the pains that gnaw me take no rest."

Key Reflection

In Job 30:18, Job vividly describes his intense suffering, emphasizing the relentless nature of his pain even during the night when one would expect relief. The phrase "my bones are pierced in me" suggests a deep, piercing agony that goes beyond surface-level discomfort, while "the pains that gnaw me take no rest" highlights how these torments persist without respite, illustrating the severity and continuity of his distress.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

By the great force of my disease -The words “of my disease” are not in the Hebrew. The usual interpretation of the passage is, that in consequence of the foul and offensive nature of his malady, his garment had become discolored or defiled - changed from being white and clear to filthiness and offensiveness. Some have understood it as referring to the skin, and as denoting that it was so affected with the leprosy, that he could scarcely be recognized. Umbreit supposes it to mean, “Through the omnipotence of God has my white robe of honor been changed into a narrow garment of grief” - trauerkleid. Dr.

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