Job 9:17-18
“For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.”
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Job 9:17-18 (KJV) states, "For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness." In these verses, Job is expressing the depth of his suffering to his friends, who have been trying to…
Read full commentaryDevotionalThe Weight of Bitterness: Finding Hope in the Tempest of Life
In the book of Job, we encounter a man who epitomizes human suffering and despair. Job-9:17-18 states, "For he crusheth me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness." These verses represent…
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O Lord Most High, Eternal God of the heavens and the earth, I come before You today with a heart weighed down by the burdens of life and my spirit wrestles with the tempests that surround me. In Job 9:17-18, the profound truths spoken echo within me: “For he crusheth me with a…
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