Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You gave me life and showed me kindness, and in your providence watched over my spirit. New Living Translation You gave me life and showed me your unfailing love. My life was preserved by your care. English Standard Version You have granted me life and steadfast love, and your care has preserved my spirit. Berean Standard Bible You have granted me life and loving devotion, and Your care has preserved my spirit. King James Bible Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. New King James Version You have granted me life and favor, And Your care has preserved my spirit. New American Standard Bible ‘You have granted me life and goodness; And Your care has guarded my spirit. NASB 1995 ‘You have granted me life and lovingkindness; And Your care has preserved my spirit. NASB 1977 ‘Thou hast granted me life and lovingkindness; And Thy care has preserved my spirit. Legacy Standard Bible You have made alongside me life and lovingkindness; And Your care has kept my spirit. Amplified Bible ‘You have granted me life and lovingkindness; And Your providence (divine care, supervision) has preserved my spirit. Christian Standard Bible You gave me life and faithful love, and your care has guarded my life. Holman Christian Standard Bible You gave me life and faithful love, and Your care has guarded my life. American Standard Version Thou hast granted me life and lovingkindness; And thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. Contemporary English Version You, the source of my life, showered me with kindness and watched over me. English Revised Version Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. GOD'S WORD® Translation You gave me life and mercy. Your watchfulness has preserved my spirit. Good News Translation You have given me life and constant love, and your care has kept me alive. International Standard Version You gave life and gracious love to me; your providential care has preserved my spirit. Majority Standard Bible You have granted me life and loving devotion, and Your care has preserved my spirit. NET Bible You gave me life and favor, and your intervention watched over my spirit. New Heart English Bible You have granted me life and loving kindness. Your visitation has preserved my spirit. Webster's Bible Translation Thou hast granted me life and favor, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. World English Bible You have granted me life and loving kindness. Your visitation has preserved my spirit. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionLife and kindness You have done with me. And Your inspection has preserved my spirit. Young's Literal Translation Life and kindness Thou hast done with me. And Thy inspection hath preserved my spirit. Smith's Literal Translation Thou didst with me life and mercy, and thy reviewing watched my spirit. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou hast granted me life and mercy, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. Catholic Public Domain Version You have assigned to me life and mercy, and your visitation has preserved my spirit. New American Bible Life and love you granted me, and your providence has preserved my spirit. New Revised Standard Version You have granted me life and steadfast love, and your care has preserved my spirit. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThou hast granted me life and peace, and thy commandments have preserved my spirit. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And life and peace you have made with me, and my spirit has kept your commandments OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thou hast granted me life and favour, And Thy providence hath preserved my spirit. Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou didst bestow upon me life and mercy, and thy oversight has preserved my spirit. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job's Plea to God…11You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews. 12You have granted me life and loving devotion, and Your care has preserved my spirit. 13Yet You concealed these things in Your heart, and I know that this was in Your mind:… Cross References Psalm 139:13-16 For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. / I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well. / My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. ... Lamentations 3:22-23 Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! Psalm 36:7-9 How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings! / They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights. / For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light. Psalm 63:3 Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You. Psalm 103:4 who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion, Psalm 119:77 May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight. Isaiah 63:7 I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion. Nehemiah 9:19 You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go. Deuteronomy 32:10-11 He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye. / As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions. Genesis 39:21 the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. 2 Samuel 22:36 You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me. John 1:16 From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace. Ephesians 2:4-5 But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. Treasury of Scripture You have granted me life and favor, and your visitation has preserved my spirit. life and favour Genesis 19:19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: Matthew 6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Acts 17:25,28 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; … Jump to Previous Care Favor Favour Grace Granted Inspection Kept Kind Kindness Life Love Preserved Providence Safe Showed Spirit Steadfast Visitation WatchedJump to Next Care Favor Favour Grace Granted Inspection Kept Kind Kindness Life Love Preserved Providence Safe Showed Spirit Steadfast Visitation WatchedJob 10 1. Job, taking liberty of complaint, expostulates with God about his afflictions18. He complains of life, and craves a little ease before death You have granted me life This phrase acknowledges God as the giver of life, a theme consistent throughout Scripture. In Genesis 2:7, God breathes life into Adam, establishing Him as the source of all life. Job recognizes that his existence is not by chance but by divine grant. This understanding is foundational in the biblical worldview, where life is seen as a gift from God, not merely a biological accident. and loving devotion and Your care has preserved my spirit Persons / Places / Events 1. JobA man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith. 2. God The Creator and Sustainer of life, who is in dialogue with Job throughout the book. God’s sovereignty and justice are central themes in Job’s account. 3. Uz The land where Job lived. It is often associated with the region east of Israel, though its exact location is uncertain. 4. Job's Friends Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to offer counsel and comfort, though their advice often misunderstands Job’s situation and God’s character. 5. Suffering and Restoration The events of Job’s life, including his profound suffering and eventual restoration, serve as a backdrop for exploring themes of divine justice and human suffering. Teaching Points Acknowledgment of God’s SovereigntyRecognize that life itself is a gift from God, and His sovereignty extends over all aspects of our existence. Understanding Divine Care Reflect on how God’s loving devotion and care are evident in both the good and challenging times of life. Perseverance in Trials Emulate Job’s perseverance and faith, trusting in God’s ultimate justice and restoration. Gratitude for God’s Preservation Cultivate a heart of gratitude for God’s ongoing preservation and sustenance of our spirit. Trust in God’s Loving Devotion Trust that God’s loving devotion is constant, even when circumstances seem overwhelming or confusing.Verse 12. - Thou hast granted me life and favour. God, besides providing Job with a body so delicately and marvellously constructed, had added the gift of "life" (Genesis 2:7), and also that of "favour," or loving providential care, whereby his life was preserved from infancy to manhood, and from manhood to a ripe age, in peace and prosperity. Job has not forgotten his former state of temporal happiness (Job 1:2-5), nor ceased to feel gratitude to God for it (comp. Job 2:10). And thy visitation hath preserved my spirit; or, thy providence - "thy continual care." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You have grantedעָשִׂ֣יתָ (‘ā·śî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make me עִמָּדִ֑י (‘im·mā·ḏî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5978: Against, by, from, me, mine, of, that I take, unto, life חַיִּ֣ים (ḥay·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life and loving devotion, וָ֭חֶסֶד (wā·ḥe·seḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty and Your care וּ֝פְקֻדָּתְךָ֗ (ū·p̄ə·qud·dā·ṯə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6486: Oversight, mustering, visitation, store has preserved שָֽׁמְרָ֥ה (šā·mə·rāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to my spirit. רוּחִֽי׃ (rū·ḥî) Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit Links Job 10:12 NIVJob 10:12 NLT Job 10:12 ESV Job 10:12 NASB Job 10:12 KJV Job 10:12 BibleApps.com Job 10:12 Biblia Paralela Job 10:12 Chinese Bible Job 10:12 French Bible Job 10:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 10:12 You have granted me life and loving (Jb) |
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