Job 10:3

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

[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?

Complete Jewish Bible:

Do you gain some advantage from oppressing, from spurning what your own hands made, from shining on the schemes of the wicked?

Berean Standard Bible:

Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?

American Standard Version:

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?

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Is it good{H2895} unto thee that thou shouldest oppress{H6231}, that thou shouldest despise{H3988} the work{H3018} of thine hands{H3709}, and shine{H3313} upon the counsel{H6098} of the wicked{H7563}?

Cross-References (KJV):

Isaiah 64:8

  • But now, O LORD, thou [art] our father; we [are] the clay, and thou our potter; and we all [are] the work of thy hand.

Job 14:15

  • Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

Psalms 138:8

  • The LORD will perfect [that which] concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, [endureth] for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

Jeremiah 12:1

  • ¶ Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

Jeremiah 12:3

  • But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

Psalms 69:33

  • For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.

1 Peter 4:19

  • Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls [to him] in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

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Commentary for Job 10:3

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H2895
    There are 33 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: טוֹב
    Transliteration: ṭôwb
    Pronunciation: tobe
    Description: a primitive root,; to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense; be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, [idiom] please, (be, do, go, play) well.
  2. Strong's Number: H6231
    There are 35 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָשַׁק
    Transliteration: ʻâshaq
    Pronunciation: aw-shak'
    Description: a primitive root (compare עָשַׂק); to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow; get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).
  3. Strong's Number: H3988
    There are 69 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מָאַס
    Transliteration: mâʼaç
    Pronunciation: maw-as'
    Description: a primitive root; to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear; abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.
  4. Strong's Number: H3018
    There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְגִיעַ
    Transliteration: yᵉgîyaʻ
    Pronunciation: yeg-ee'-ah
    Description: from יָגַע; toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor); labour, work.
  5. Strong's Number: H3709
    There are 180 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כַּף
    Transliteration: kaph
    Pronunciation: kaf
    Description: from כָּפַף; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power; branch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.
  6. Strong's Number: H3313
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָפַע
    Transliteration: yâphaʻ
    Pronunciation: yaw-fah'
    Description: a primitive root; to shine; be light, shew self, (cause to) shine (forth).
  7. Strong's Number: H6098
    There are 85 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֵצָה
    Transliteration: ʻêtsâh
    Pronunciation: ay-tsaw'
    Description: from יָעַץ; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence; advice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.
  8. Strong's Number: H7563
    There are 249 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָשָׁע
    Transliteration: râshâʻ
    Pronunciation: raw-shaw'
    Description: from רָשַׁע; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person; [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.