Job 10:19

I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

King James Version

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Other Translations for Job 10:19

BSB

If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave.

AKJV

I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

CPDV

I should have been as if I had not been: transferred from the womb to the tomb.

ERV

I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

NHEB

I should have been as though I had not been. I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

SMT

I shall be as I was not; I shall be brought from the womb to the grave.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Job 10:19

IshouldhavebeenasthoughIhadnotbeenIshouldhavebeencarriedH2986VerbfromthewombH990Noun FemininetothegraveH6913Noun Masculine

Commentary for Job 10:19

Please note: this is not Scripture

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Job 10:19

Summary

Preferring instant death to consciousness

Event

Job imagines unborn oblivion

Estimated Time Period

c. 2000 BC