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Job
Chapter
03
{Chapter
3: Job Cracks Up Completely}
{Job's
Arrogant Self-pity}
1~~After
this {7 days and 7 nights of silence}
Job
opened his mouth, and cursed his day.
{Note: Job's friends were judging him in their thoughts - arrogant self-righteousness (this will be brought out soon). Job must have noticed their gradual change of attitude toward him. He must have added this to all of his other losses and finally cracked up - he failed as all of us do from time to time.}
{Perfect
Hebrew Poetry -
Job's
Subtle Form of Arrogant Self-Pity - the 'Birth Curse' Syndrome}
2-10~~And Job spoke, and said, 3~~
"May the day of my birth perish.
And
the night it was said,
"A
boy/man-child is born, 4~~
may
that day, it turn to darkness.
May
'Elohiym/Godhead above
not
care about it.
May not light shine upon it.5~~
May darkness and 'deep shadow' claim it once more.
May a cloud settle over it.
May blackness overwhelm its light. 6~~
That night, may thick darkness seize it.
May it not be included among the days of the year.
May it not be entered into any of the months. 7~~
May that night be barren/solitary.
May no shout for joy be heard in it. 8~~
May
those who curse days, curse that day . . .
those
who are ready to 'rouse livyathan'/'wake up the crocodile'. 9~~
May the morning stars become dark.
May
it wait for daylight in vain
and
not see the first rays of dawn . . . 10~~
for
it did not shut up the doors of my mother's womb on me,
to
hide trouble from my eyes.
11-12~~Why did I not perish at birth?
Why did I not expire/die {gava`} when I came from the womb? 12~~
Why were there knees to receive me?
And, breasts that I might be nursed?
13-15~~For now I would be lying down in peace.
I
would be asleep and at rest 14~~
with
kings and counselors of the earth,
who
built for themselves places now lying in ruin 15~~
or
with rulers/princes who had gold
and
built their houses with silver
{meaning that in death they would all be equal now}.
16~~Why
wasn't I not hidden in the ground
like
a still born child
like
an infant who never saw the light of day.
17~~There
{in death} the wicked cease from turmoil;
and
there the weary are at rest.
18~~There
the captives enjoy their ease;
and
they no longer hear the slave-driver shout.
19~~The
small and the great are there {together in death};
and
the slave is free from his master.
20-22~~Why
is light given to those in misery,
and
life to the bitter of soul . . . 21~~
to
those who long for death,
but
it does not come . . .
who
search for it more than for hidden treasures . . . 22~~
who
are filled with gladness and rejoice
when
they reach the grave?
23~~Why
is life given to man whose way is hidden . . .
whom
'Elohiym/Godhead has hedged in?
24~~For
sighing comes to me instead of food . . .
my
groans pour out like the waters.
25~~What
I feared has come upon me . . .
what
I dreaded has happened to me.
26~~I
have no peace . . .
no
quietness . . .
no
rest . . .
I
am only in turmoil
{prolonged mental and physical pain}.
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