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Audio Bible Context Job Laments His Birth1After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2And this is what he said: 3“May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’… Cross References Jeremiah 20:14-18 Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. / Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy. / May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon, ... Ecclesiastes 4:2-3 So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive. / But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun. Job 10:18-19 Why then did You bring me from the womb? Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me! / If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave. Job 6:8-9 If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope: / that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off! Job 7:15-16 so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body. / I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath. Job 14:13 If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me! Job 17:13-16 If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness, / and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’ / where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me? ... Job 30:15-17 Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud. / And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me. / Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains never rest. Job 10:1 “I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul. Lamentations 3:1-20 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath. / He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light. / Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long. ... 1 Kings 19:4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” Jonah 4:3 And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” Matthew 26:38 Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” Mark 14:34 Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.” Luke 22:44 And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground. Treasury of Scripture And Job spoke, and said, spake. Job 3:2 And Job spake, and said, Jump to Previous Job SaidJump to Next Job SaidJob 3 1. Job curses the day and services of his birth.13. The ease of death. 20. He complains of life, because of his anguish. And this is what he said: Job 3:2 marks the beginning of Job's lament, a pivotal moment in the narrative where Job breaks his silence after seven days of mourning with his friends. This phrase introduces Job's first speech, setting the stage for the poetic dialogues that follow. And this is what he said: Persons / Places / Events 1. JobA man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and perseverance. 2. Uz The land where Job lived. It is often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia. 3. Job's Suffering The context of Job 3:2 is Job's lament following the loss of his children, wealth, and health. This chapter marks the beginning of Job's poetic speeches. Teaching Points The Reality of SufferingJob 3:2 introduces Job's lament, highlighting the raw and honest expression of pain. Believers can learn that it is permissible to bring their deepest sorrows and questions before God. The Importance of Lament Lament is a biblical way to process grief and suffering. It allows believers to express their emotions honestly while still maintaining faith in God's sovereignty. Community Support Job's friends initially come to support him, reminding us of the importance of community and presence in times of suffering, even if their subsequent advice is flawed. Faith Amidst Trials Job's account encourages believers to hold onto their faith even when circumstances are dire, trusting that God is ultimately in control. The Search for Understanding Job's lament begins a journey of seeking understanding and meaning in suffering, a pursuit that many believers can relate to in their own lives.Verses 2, 3. - And Job spake, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born. An idle wish, doubtless; the vague utterance of extreme despair. Days cannot perish, or, at any rate, one day cannot perish more than another. They all come, and then are gone; but no day can perish out of the year, which will always have its full complement of three hundred and sixty-five days till time shall be no more. But extreme despair does not reason. It simply gives utterance to the thoughts and wishes as they arise. Job knew that many of his thoughts were vain and foolish, and confesses it further on (see Job 6:3). And the night in which it was said; rather, which said. Day and night are, both of them, personified, as in Psalm 19:2. There is a man child conceived. A man child was always regarded in the ancient world as a special blessing, since thus the family was maintained in being. A girl passed into another family. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And [this is what]וַיַּ֥עַן (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond [he] אִיּ֗וֹב (’î·yō·wḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch said: וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say Links Job 3:2 NIVJob 3:2 NLT Job 3:2 ESV Job 3:2 NASB Job 3:2 KJV Job 3:2 BibleApps.com Job 3:2 Biblia Paralela Job 3:2 Chinese Bible Job 3:2 French Bible Job 3:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 3:2 Job answered: (Jb) |
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