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Job 3:24

King James Version (KJV)

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Job 3:24

Verse 24 of 26

Scripture focus

For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

Job 3:24 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 3:24

Theological / Devotional

Before I eat. Literally, “before my bread.” The meaning is uncertain. Some translate the phrase, but with doubtful authority, “instead of my food.” Others have suggested the following readings: “takes the place of my daily food,” “in the manner of my food,” “when I begin to eat.” Some have supposed that Job’s condition made eating painful; others that sighing was as constant as his daily food. The poetic nature of the passage makes the latter explanation seem more probable.

Roarings. Or, “groanings,” “sighings.” These expressions of Job’s grief are like a continuous stream of water.

By SdaBc