Job 10:9
Job 10:9 in Multiple Translations
Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast fashioned me as clay; And wilt thou bring me into dust again?
O keep in mind that you made me out of earth; and will you send me back again to dust?
Remember that you shaped me like a piece of clay—are you now going to turn me back into dust?
Remember, I pray thee, that thou hast made me as the clay, and wilt thou bring me into dust againe?
Remember, I pray Thee, That as clay Thou hast made me, And unto dust Thou dost bring me back.
Remember, I beg you, that you have fashioned me as clay. Will you bring me into dust again?
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay, and thou wilt bring me into dust again.
Do not forget that you made me from a piece of clay; are you going to cause me to become dirt again [RHQ]?
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Job 10:9 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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זְכָר
נָ֭א
כִּי
כַ/חֹ֣מֶר
עֲשִׂיתָ֑/נִי
וְֽ/אֶל
עָפָ֥ר
תְּשִׁיבֵֽ/נִי
זְכָר
zâkar
H2142
to remember
V-Qal-Impv-2ms
נָ֭א
nâʼ
H4994
please
Part
כִּי
kîy
H3588
for
Conj
כַ/חֹ֣מֶר
chômer
H2563
clay
Prep | N-ms
עֲשִׂיתָ֑/נִי
ʻâsâh
H6213
to make
V-Qal-Perf-2ms | Suff
וְֽ/אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to(wards)
Conj | Prep
עָפָ֥ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
N-ms
תְּשִׁיבֵֽ/נִי
shûwb
H7725
to return
V-Hiphil-Imperf-2ms | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Job 10:9
זְכָר
zâkar
H2142
"to remember"
V-Qal-Impv-2ms
To remember means to recall or mark something, like God remembering his covenant with Abraham in Genesis 9:1 and Exodus 2:24.
Definition: 1) to remember, recall, call to mind 1a) (Qal) to remember, recall 1b) (Niphal) to be brought to remembrance, be remembered, be thought of, be brought to mind 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to remember, remind 1c2) to cause to be remembered, keep in remembrance 1c3) to mention 1c4) to record 1c5) to make a memorial, make remembrance
Usage: Occurs in 223 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well. See also: Genesis 8:1; Psalms 74:2; Psalms 8:5.
נָ֭א
nâʼ
H4994
"please"
Part
The Hebrew word 'nâ'' is used to express a polite request, like 'please' or 'I pray', and is often added to verbs to make them more polite. In the Bible, it appears in passages like Ezra's reading of the law to the people.
Definition: 1) I (we) pray, now, please 1a) used in entreaty or exhortation
Usage: Occurs in 374 OT verses. KJV: I beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh. See also: Genesis 12:11; Judges 4:19; 1 Kings 13:6.
כִּי
kîy
H3588
"for"
Conj
A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.
Definition: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
Usage: Occurs in 3910 OT verses. KJV: and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet. See also: Genesis 1:4; Genesis 26:16; Genesis 42:15.
כַ/חֹ֣מֶר
chômer
H2563
"clay"
Prep | N-ms
This Hebrew word refers to a dry measure, about 65 gallons, or a heap of material like clay or mire. It is used in the Bible to describe measurements and substances.
Definition: 1) cement, mortar, clay 1a) mortar, cement 1b) clay 1c) mire
Usage: Occurs in 26 OT verses. KJV: clay, heap, homer, mire, motion. See also: Genesis 11:3; Isaiah 10:6; Isaiah 5:10.
עֲשִׂיתָ֑/נִי
ʻâsâh
H6213
"to make"
V-Qal-Perf-2ms | Suff
This verb means to make or do something, and is used over 2,600 times in the Bible. It is first used in Genesis 1:7 to describe God's creation of the world and is also used in Exodus 31:5 to describe the work of skilled craftsmen.
Definition: : make(OBJECT) 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made
Usage: Occurs in 2286 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 34:19; Exodus 18:24.
וְֽ/אֶל
ʼêl
H413
"to(wards)"
Conj | Prep
This Hebrew word means 'to' or 'toward', showing direction or movement. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus, to indicate where someone is going. The KJV translates it in various ways, like 'about', 'according to', or 'against'.
Definition: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Usage: Occurs in 4205 OT verses. KJV: about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in). See also: Genesis 1:9; Genesis 21:14; Genesis 31:13.
עָפָ֥ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
"dust"
N-ms
Aphar means dust or dry earth, and is also used to describe clay, earth, or mortar. It appears in various forms throughout the Bible.
Definition: 1) dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish 1a) dry or loose earth 1b) debris 1c) mortar 1d) ore
Usage: Occurs in 103 OT verses. KJV: ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish. See also: Genesis 2:7; Job 28:6; Psalms 7:6.
תְּשִׁיבֵֽ/נִי
shûwb
H7725
"to return"
V-Hiphil-Imperf-2ms | Suff
This Hebrew word means to return or turn back, and can be used literally or figuratively. It is often used to describe someone returning to God or repenting from sin, as seen in the book of Psalms and the prophets.
Definition: : return 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
Usage: Occurs in 953 OT verses. KJV: ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw. See also: Genesis 3:19; Numbers 8:25; Judges 8:13.
Study Notes — Job 10:9
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- Context
- Cross References
- Job 10:9 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Job 10:9
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 10:9
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 10:9
- Trapp's Commentary on Job 10:9
- Ellicott's Commentary on Job 10:9
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Job 10:9
- Cambridge Bible on Job 10:9
- Barnes' Notes on Job 10:9
- Whedon's Commentary on Job 10:9
- Sermons on Job 10:9
Context — Job’s Plea to God
7though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?
8Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me?
9Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?
10Did You not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese? 11You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Genesis 2:7 | Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being. |
| 2 | Isaiah 64:8 | But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand. |
| 3 | Genesis 3:19 | By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.” |
| 4 | Ecclesiastes 12:7 | before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it. |
| 5 | Psalms 25:6–7 | Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD. |
| 6 | Jeremiah 18:6 | “O house of Israel, declares the LORD, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel. |
| 7 | Romans 9:21 | Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? |
| 8 | Isaiah 45:9 | Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker— one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? |
| 9 | Psalms 22:15 | My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death. |
| 10 | Psalms 90:3 | You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.” |
Job 10:9 Summary
In this verse, Job is reminding God that He created him and is asking why He would now allow him to suffer and potentially die. Job is essentially saying, 'God, You made me, and now You're letting me fall apart - why?' This reflects a deep trust in God's goodness and a desire to understand His ways, as seen in Psalm 139:13-14, where the psalmist acknowledges God's role in his creation. By remembering that God formed and shaped us, we can trust in His love and care for us, even in difficult times, as expressed in Jeremiah 29:11, where God promises to give us a future and a hope.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Job saying to God in this verse?
Job is reminding God that He created him and is asking why He would now allow him to suffer and potentially die, as seen in Job 10:9, which reflects a similar sentiment to Psalm 119:73, where the psalmist asks God to remember him.
Is Job questioning God's sovereignty in this verse?
Job is not necessarily questioning God's sovereignty, but rather expressing his confusion and desperation in the face of his suffering, much like the psalmist in Psalm 13:1-2, who cries out to God for help.
How does this verse relate to the concept of creation?
This verse highlights God's role as the Creator, who shaped and formed Job, as seen in Job 10:8, and is reminiscent of Genesis 2:7, where God forms Adam from the dust of the ground.
What does this verse reveal about Job's relationship with God?
This verse shows that Job has a personal and intimate relationship with God, as he is able to address Him directly and express his thoughts and feelings, similar to the relationship between God and the psalmist in Psalm 23:1-4.
Reflection Questions
- How does remembering my creation and formation by God impact my perspective on suffering and difficulty?
- In what ways can I, like Job, express my honest thoughts and feelings to God in prayer?
- How does God's role as my Creator inform my understanding of His sovereignty and love for me?
- What are some ways I can trust in God's goodness and wisdom, even when I don't understand my circumstances?
Gill's Exposition on Job 10:9
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay,.... Not of the clay, though man was made originally of the dust of the earth, and the bodies of men are houses of clay, earthen vessels,
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 10:9
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again? Clay.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 10:9
As the clay, i.e. of the clay; the note of similitude here expressing the truth of things, as it doth , and elsewhere, as hath been before observed. Or, as a potter maketh a vessel of the clay; and so this may note both the frailty of man’ s nature, which of itself decays and perisheth, and doth not need such violent shocks and storms to overthrow it; and the excellency of the Divine artifice, commended from the meanness of the materials out of which it was made; which is an argument why God should not destroy it. Wilt thou bring me into dust again? wilt thou now causelessly and violently destroy thy own work? But the words are and may be read without an interrogation, and thou wilt bring me into dust again, out of which I was made: I must die by the course of nature, and by the sentence of thy law; and therefore whilst I do live give me some ease and comfort.
Trapp's Commentary on Job 10:9
Job 10:9 Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?Ver. 9. Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay] Remembrance and foreknowledge are not properly in God. But he is said to remember us when he relieveth us, Psalms 136:23; Psalms 9:18 1 Samuel 1:19. "That thou hast made me," &c., viz. in those protoplasts, my first parents, formed out of the ground, Genesis 2:7, whence the heathen philosopher could say, that man is nothing else but a piece of clay weakly made up: or thou hast wrought me like clay, sc. in the womb, where thou hast framed and formed my body, as the potter worketh his clay, well tempered, into an earthen vessel, πηλοςκομφωςπεφυραμενος (Arrian. in Epict.). Here, then, Job inminds the Lord (by the matter whereof he was made) of the frailty, vility, and impurity of his nature ( Lutum enim conspureat omnia, sic et. caro), to move him to a mitigating of his misery. See Psalms 103:14; Psalms 78:39. Wilt thou bring me into the dust again?] viz. By those grievous torments; or, And that thou wilt bring me into dust again; for so thou hast said, To dust shalt thou return, Genesis 3:19. And it is appointed for all men once to die, Hebrews 9:27. Oh, therefore, that I might have some small rest and respite before I go hence, and be no more seen, Psalms 39:12-13.
Ellicott's Commentary on Job 10:9
(9) Into dust.—Comp. Psalms 22:15.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Job 10:9
Verse 9. Thou hast made me as the clay] Thou hast fashioned me, according to thy own mind, out of a mass of clay: after so much skill and pains expended, men might naturally suppose they were to have a permanent being; but thou hast decreed to turn them into dust!
Cambridge Bible on Job 10:9
9. The figure is that of a potter who has lavished infinite care upon his vessel, and now reduces his work of elaborate skill and exquisite ornament into dust again.
Barnes' Notes on Job 10:9
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay - There is evident allusion here to the creation of man, and to the fact that he was moulded from the dust of the earth - a fact which
Whedon's Commentary on Job 10:9
9. As the clay — A favourite figure of the Scripture, Job 33:6; Isaiah 29:16; Isaiah 45:9; Jeremiah 18:6; Romans 9:20-21.
Sermons on Job 10:9
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(Genesis) Genesis 5:1-2 by J. Vernon McGee | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the book of Genesis, specifically chapter 5, which focuses on the generations of Adam. The speaker highlights the significance of the two line |
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Revival (Alternative Version) by Leonard Ravenhill | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the brutal treatment of slaves in the past, highlighting the inhumane conditions they endured. He emphasizes the importance of the Holy Spiri |
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Ye Are Come to Zion - Part 2 by T. Austin-Sparks | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of believers receiving and possessing the life of Christ. He highlights that our existence is justified by the fact that many |
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You Are the Pearl of Great Value by Derek Prince | In this sermon, the speaker begins by emphasizing the importance of realizing how valuable we are in the eyes of God. He believes that the greatest problem of humanity is our failu |
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(Trees in the Christian Experience) 1. the Man Behind the Tree by Roy Hession | In this sermon, the preacher discusses five incidents from the Scriptures where a tree is significant. The first incident is the story of the man behind the tree in Genesis chapter |
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What Is God Waiting For? - Part 1 by Derek Prince | This sermon by Derek Prince delves into the question of why God has tolerated evil and suffering for so long, emphasizing God's desire for a special people zealous for good works. |
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Consecrating Our Children to God by Denny Kenaston | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of raising dedicated and influential children who serve God. He highlights the idea that children learn more from observing th |