Job 30:21

"I cry to you, and you do not answer me. I stand up, and you gaze at me."

Key Reflection

In Job 30:21, Job laments his lack of divine response to his cries for help. The imagery of standing up and being stared at conveys a sense of humiliation and neglect, reflecting the deep despair felt by Job in his suffering. This verse captures the raw emotional experience of someone who feels forsaken by God, resonating with the original audience who might have experienced similar trials and longed for divine intervention.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Thou art become cruel to me -Margin, turned to be. This language, applied to God, seems to be harsh and irreverent, and it may well be inquired whether the word cruel does not express an idea which Job did not intend. The Hebrew wordאכזר'akzâr, is from an obsolete rootכזר- not found in Hebrew. The Arabic root, nearly the same as this, means to break with violence; to rout as an enemy; then to be enraged. In the Syriac, the primary idea is, that of a soldier, and thence it may refer to such acts of violence as a soldier commonly commits. The word occurs in Hebrew in the following places, and is translated in the following manner.

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