Job 10:12

Favour. Heb. chesed. Generally translated “mercy”; frequently “kindness,” or “loving-kindness”; only rarely “favor.” There is no one English word that adequately translates chesed. The RSV renders it “steadfast love,” which comes closer to the meaning of the original, though it still falls short of conveying to the reader of the English what chesed does to the reader of Hebrew. It is difficult to describe the character of God in human language. Visitation. A word that describes not only the visit but also that which the visit accomplishes. Here the “visitation” represents the solicitude and care exercised toward Job. Job recognized the keeping power of God, from his conception to full manhood, but this recognition only increases the question of why God is dealing with him now so severely.