Job 10:1

CHAPTER X

Job is weary of life, and expostulates with God, 1-6.

He appeals to God for his innocence; and pleads on the weakness

of his frame, and the manner of his formation, 7-13.

Complains of his sufferings, and prays for respite, 14-20.

Describes the state of the dead, 21, 22.

NOTES ON CHAP. X

Verse Job 10:1. My soul is weary of my life] Here is a proof that נפש nephesh does not signify the animal life, but the soul or immortal mind, as distinguished from חי chai, that animal life; and is a strong proof that Job believed in the distinction between these two principles; was no materialist; but, on the contrary, credited the proper immortality of the soul. This is worthy of observation. See Job 12:10.

I will leave my complaint] I still charge myself with the cause of my own calamities; and shall not charge my Maker foolishly: but I must deplore my wretched and forlorn state.