Job 9:18

“He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.”

"He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness." - Job 9:18
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What does Job 9:18 mean?

Job 9:18 in the King James Version of the Bible states, "He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness." This verse is part of a larger passage in which Job is lamenting his suffering and pleading with God for relief. Job is a book in the Old Testament…

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Finding Strength Amidst Bitterness: A Reflection on Job 9:18

In the poignant narrative of Job, we find a man besieged by suffering and grappling with the depths of despair. Job 9:18 states, "He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness." This verse encapsulates the raw emotion and anguish that Job experiences in…

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A Prayer for Strength in Bitterness and Trial

O gracious and loving Creator, In this moment of prayer, I humbly bow before You, seeking solace in Your presence. I turn my heart to the profound words of Job 9:18, which declares, "He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness." These words echo the…

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Job 9:18 - "He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness."
Job 18:9 - "The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him."
Job 9:17-18 - "For he crushes me with a tempest and multiplies my wounds without cause; he will not let me get my breath, but fills me with bitterness."
"The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him." - Job 18:9
Job 9:1 - "Then Job answered and said,"
Job 18:18 - "He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world."
Job 18-19
"Then Job answered and said," - Job 9:1
Job 1:9 - "Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?"
Job 9:9 - "Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south."
Job 18:1 - "Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,"
Job 1:9 no words
Job 3:18 - "There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor."
Job 18:10 - "The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way."
Job 1:9 no words
Job 6:18 - "The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish."
Job 21:18 - "They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away."
Job 12:18 - "He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle."
Job 18:21 - "Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God."
Job 18:3 - "Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?"
Job 27:18 - "He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh."
Job 38:18 - "Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all."
Job 18:12 - "His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side."
Job 42:9 - "So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job."
Job 9:29 - "If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?"
Job 15:18 - "Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:"
Job 28:18 - "No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies."
Job 34:18 - "Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?"
Job 32:18 - "For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me."