Job complains of the misery of his life and destiny. How is it that
Job does not go on to maintain his innocence? Instead of this he
proceeds to show how dreadfully he suffers, and to accuse God of
cruelty (Job 7:11 f.). The point is that he cannot think of his
suffering without viewing it as a grou... [ Continue Reading ]
Job again gives utterance to his complaint. In the previous passage
Job's tone, as in Job 3:11, had become quieter, and his complaint
almost an elegy on human misery. But now he bursts forth again with
the utmost violence of expression, and now, as he had not ventured to
do in Job 3, directly attack... [ Continue Reading ]