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Job 10:3
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Is it good for you to oppress,to reject the work of your hands,and favor the plans of the wicked?
Is it good to you that you should oppress, That you should despise the work of your hands, And smile on the counsel of the wicked?
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Does it seem good to you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands and favor the designs of the wicked?
Does it make you happy to trouble me? Don't you care about me, the work of your hands? Are you happy with the plans of evil people?
Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?
'Does it indeed seem right to You to oppress, To despise and reject the work of Your hands, And to look with favor on the schemes of the wicked?
'Is it right for You indeed to oppress, To reject the work of Your hands, And to look favorably on the plan of the wicked?
Is it good to you that you should oppress, That you should despise the work of your hands, And smile on the counsel of the wicked?
Thinkest thou it good to oppresse me, and to cast off the labour of thine handes, and to fauour the counsel of the wicked?
Is it good to You that You oppress,That You reject the labor of Your hands,And cause the counsel of the wicked to shine forth?
Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands, and favor the schemes of the wicked?
Why do you take such delight in destroying those you created and in smiling on sinners?
Do you gain some advantage from oppressing, from spurning what your own hands made, from shining on the schemes of the wicked?
Doth it please thee to oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Is it not enough to thee that thou shouldst oppress, that thou shouldst despise the work of thy hands, and regard the counsel of the wicked?
Is it right for you to be so cruel? To despise what you yourself have made? And then to smile on the schemes of wicked people?
Is it good for you that you oppress, that you despise the labor of your hands, and you smile over the schemes of the wicked?
Is it good to You that You should crush, that You should despise the work of Your hands, and You shine on the counsel of the wicked?
Thinkest thou it well done, to oppresse me, to cast me of (beinge a worke of thy hondes) and to manteyne the councell of the vngodly?
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
What profit is it to you to be cruel, to give up the work of your hands, looking kindly on the design of evil-doers?
Is it good unto Thee that Thou shouldest oppress, that Thou shouldest despise the work of Thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Is it good vnto thee, that thou shouldest oppresse? that thou shouldest despise the worke of thine hands? and shine vpon the counsell of the wicked?
Thinkest thou it welldone to oppresse me? to cast me of beyng the workes of thy handes? and to mayntayne the counsell of the vngodly?
Is it good before thee if I be unrighteous? for thou hast disowned the work of thy hands, and attended to the counsel of the ungodly.
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Whether it semeth good to thee, if thou `falsli chalengist and oppressist me, the werk of thin hondis; and if thou helpist the counsel of wickid men?
Is it good to you that you should oppress, That you should despise the work of your hands, And shine on the counsel of the wicked?
[Is it] good to thee that thou shouldst oppress, that thou shouldst despise the work of thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Does it seem good to You that You should oppress, That You should despise the work of Your hands, And smile on the counsel of the wicked?
What do you gain by oppressing me? Why do you reject me, the work of your own hands, while smiling on the schemes of the wicked?
Do You think it is right for You to make it hard for me, to turn away from the work of Your hands and favor the plans of the sinful?
Does it seem good to you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?
Is it seemly in thee, that thou shouldst oppress? that thou shouldst despise the labour of thine own hand, when, upon the counsel of the lawless, thou hast shone?
Doth it seem good to thee that thou shouldst calumniate me, and oppress me, the work of thy own hands, and help the counsel of the wicked?
Does it seem good to thee to oppress, to despise the work of thy hands and favor the designs of the wicked?
Is it good for Thee that Thou dost oppress? That Thou despisest the labour of Thy hands, And on the counsel of the wicked hast shone?
'Is it right for You indeed to oppress, To reject the labor of Your hands, And to look favorably on the schemes of the wicked?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Is it good: Job 34:5-7, Job 34:18, Job 34:19, Job 36:7-9, Job 36:17, Job 36:18, Job 40:2, Job 40:8, Lamentations 3:2-18
despise: Psalms 69:33
the work: Heb. the labour, Job 14:15, Job 34:19, Psalms 138:8, Isaiah 64:8, 1 Peter 4:19
shine upon: Job 8:20, Jeremiah 12:1-3
Reciprocal: Job 8:3 - God Job 10:8 - yet thou Job 15:13 - and lettest Job 19:7 - I cry Job 27:2 - taken Job 32:2 - because Job 36:5 - despiseth Psalms 1:1 - counsel Psalms 73:14 - For all Psalms 80:1 - shine
Cross-References
"Lift up the war flag in the land! Blow the trumpet in all the nations! Prepare the nations for war against Babylon. Call these kingdoms to come fight against Babylon: Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Choose a commander to lead the army against her. Send so many horses that they are like a swarm of locusts.
People from the nation of Togarmah traded horses, war horses, and mules for the things you sold.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
[Is it] good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress?.... This God does not approve of in others; he dehorts men from it; he threatens to punish those that do so, and to be a swift witness against them; he promises to arise to the help of the oppressed, and to be a refuge for them, and therefore will never do the same himself; it can never be pleasant to him, nor right and just in his sight, nor is it of any advantage to him. Job here suggests that his afflictions were an oppression to him; and, indeed, no affliction is joyous, but grievous, and sometimes the hand of God presses hard and sore, but then there is no injury nor any injustice done, as the word e here used signifies; and he intimates also, as if God took some seeming delight and pleasure in thus oppressing him, and therefore expostulates with him about it, as if such conduct was not fit and becoming him, not agreeable to his perfections, and could afford neither pleasure nor profit. This, and what follows in this verse, are expostulations too bold and daring, and in which Job uses too much freedom with the Almighty, and in which he is not so modest as in Job 10:2:
that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands? which he tacitly insinuates he did. Job means himself, who, as to his body, and the several members of it, were the work of God's hands, curiously and wonderfully made by him, as is afterwards expressed; and as to his soul, and the powers and faculties of it, they were his make, who is the Father of spirits; and moreover, as a new man, he was made by him, was the workmanship of God, and a curious piece indeed, created after his image in righteousness and true holiness; and he was in every sense the work of his hands, or "the labour of his hands" f; wrought with great care and labour, even with the "palms of his hands", as is the word g used; and could Job think that God "despised" such a work? he who, upon a survey of his works, said they were all very good; who forsakes not the work of his hands, nor despises the day of small things, could never do this; nor are afflictions to be interpreted in such a manner, as if God was indifferent unto, slighted and thought meanly of, what he himself has wrought; since these are so far from having such a meaning, that they flow from that great respect he has for his own work, and are for the good of it:
and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? either the counsel of the wicked one, Satan, who moved God to afflict him in the manner he had, or of the Sabeans and Chaldeans, who thrived and prospered, notwithstanding the injury they had done him; or of his friends, who consulted to brand his character with hypocrisy; or, rather, of wicked men in general, on whose counsel God may be thought to "shine", when it succeeds, and God seems to smile upon them in his providence, and they are in prosperous circumstances, and have what heart can wish, when good men are greatly afflicted; which sometimes has been a temptation, and greatly distressing, to the latter; see Psalms 73:2; but this is not always the case; the counsel of the froward is sometimes carried headlong, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is made brutish, and that of Ahithophel was defeated by him; and whenever he seems to countenance it, it is to answer some ends of his glory.
e תעשק "est opprimere vim injustam alicui facere", Schmidt. f יגיע "laborem", Pagninus, Montanus, Schultens, Michaelis. g כפיך "volarum tuarum", Montanus, Bolducius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress - The sense of this is, that it could not be with God a matter of personal gratification to inflict pain wantonly. There must be a reason why he did it. This was clear to Job, and he was anxious, therefore, to know the reason why he was treated in this manner. Yet there is evidently here not a little of the spirit of complaining. There is an insinuation that God was afflicting him beyond what he deserved; see Job 10:7. The state of his mind appears to have been this: he is conscious to himself that he is a sincere friend of God, and he is unwilling to believe that God can wantonly inflict pain - and yet he has no other way of accounting for it. He is in a sort driven to this painful conclusion - and he asks with deep feeling, whether it can be so? Is there no other solution than this? Is there no way of explaining the fact that he suffers so much, than either the supposition that he is a hypocrite - which he feels assured he is not; or that God took a wanton pleasure in inflicting pain - which he was as little disposed to believe, if he could avoid it? Yet his mind rather verges to this latter belief, for he seems more disposed to believe that God was severe than that he himself was a hypocrite and a wicked man. Neither of these conclusions was necessary. If he had taken a middle ground, and had adverted to the fact that God might afflict his own children for their good, the mystery would have been solved. He could have retained the consciousness of his integrity, and at the same time his confidence in God.
That thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands - Margin, labor. That is, despise man, or treat him as if he were of no value. The idea is, that it would be natural for God to love his own work, and that his treatment of Job seemed as if he regarded his own workmanship - man - as of no value.
And shine upon the counsel of the wicked - By giving them health and prosperity.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 10:3. Is it good unto thee — Surely it can be no gratification to thee to distress the children of men, as if thou didst despise the work of thy own hands.
And shine upon the counsel — For by my afflictions the harsh judgments of the wicked will appear to be confirmed: viz., that God regards not his most fervent worshippers; and it is no benefit to lead a religious life.
