1. Job 6:9 (ESV)
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Commentary on Job 6:9 (Summary)

Job 6:9 (ESV)

9 that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!

Job wishes that God would take his life. Remarkably, Job does not consider suicide (even though this was a known practice in the ancient Near East). He still considers God the giver and taker of life.

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