Job 16:12 I was untroubled – but He shattered me,    Seized me by the nape, and crushed me, He set me up as a target,   I put ‘plot my routine’ on my to do list and it seems as though I mentally put it on the not ‘going to do that’ to do… Continue reading Study of Job 16:12 – Study

Job 16:11 God hands me over to the evil doer,    Wrings me out through the hands of the wicked.   We were talking about what people thought sin was this morning, ranging from two men being married, running a stop sign or speeding. Somehow speeding became going over 100 mph, then 120, then unsafe,… Continue reading Study of Job 16:11 – Hand me over to

Job 16:10 They open wide their mouths at me,    In scorn, they strike my cheek,       Together they close ranks against me.   At the wedding we went to, they played ‘Simple Man’ by Lynyrd Skynyrd. I do like that song. It reminds me that our lives are over busy in our culture, and… Continue reading Study of Job 16:10 – Use Your Blinker

Job 16:9 In His wrath He rends me, He reviles me,    He has gnashed His teeth against me,       My foe sharpens His gaze upon me.   Just for fun I used google AI to calculate how many verses from Job 16:9 through the end of the book. It gave me the answer of… Continue reading Study of Job 16:9 – Little Acts

Job 16:8 You have crumpled my skin,    Which has become a witness against me, My emaciation has risen up,    Bearing witness with my face.   I read somewhere that some medically inclined folks had read Job and tried to diagnose him with some particular disease or other. Similarly, I heard those same types… Continue reading Study of Job 16:8 – Your Neighbor

Job 16:7 Surely now God has worn me out,    You have made desolate my company.   On of my client’s clients thought they had an urgent issue. Turns out they just had to change a decision. Again. It’s been rattling around since April, so it’s funny how long it has taken to get a… Continue reading Study of Job 16:7 – Grasp for Humility

Job 16:6 Yet now should I speak, my pain would not be assuaged;    Should I desist, how much goes away?   This verse obviously continues the topic from the previous, but focuses on Job’s pain rather than the imagined pain of his friends. One of the outcomes of pain is that you tend to… Continue reading Study of Job 16:6 – Relate

Job 16:5 Encourage you with my mouth,    Sympathy holding back my lips.   So, it’s been a while since I have taken the time to do a piece. I was getting close to completing my Amalgamation of Job and just put this on the back burner. I don’t remember who all I told, but… Continue reading Study of Job 16:5 – Done and On to the Next

Job 16:4 I too can speak as you do,    Were you in my place, String words together towards you,    Shake my head over you.   I have taken a break from this as I mentally gear up for whatever is next. I have 25 verses until I finish the Amalgamation. I probably have… Continue reading Study of Job 16:4 – Wrapping Up

Job 16:3 Is there any end to your words of hot air?    What afflicts you that you keep on speaking?   I was going over my checklist today. I did not fail at everything, so progress. I actually was hydrated when I went to give blood for some medical tests, so it was actually… Continue reading Study of Job 16:3 – Plan