Job 6:10

It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Job speaks to his companions during a prolonged period of physical agony and isolation. He makes this declaration immediately after wishing God would crush him and before questioning his remaining capacity for endurance.

The words — The Hebrew תְהִי נְחָמָתִי (tehi neḥamatî) translates literally as "may my comfort be" or "let it be my comfort." The verb וַאֲסַלְּדָה (wa'ăsalldāh) carries the literal sense "and I may exult" or "and I may be joyful."

The thread — The text links personal fidelity to divine instruction with Job 23:12, where the speaker treasures God's words above daily bread. The title "Holy One" echoes the divine holiness declared in Leviticus 19:2 and Isaiah 57:15.

Why it lands — The verse states that obedience to God's words provides sustenance even when pain is unrelenting. It asks the reader to recognize that endurance is measured by faithfulness to divine speech, not by the absence of suffering.

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The Hebrew words

וּ֥תְהִיU./te.hiand/ may it be ע֨וֹד׀odstill נֶ֘חָ֤מָתִ֗יne.Cha.ma.T/icomfort/ my וַאֲסַלְּדָ֣הva./'a.sa.le.Dahand/ may I jump בְ֭חִילָהVe./chi.lahin/ anguish לֹ֣אlo'[which] not יַחְמ֑וֹלyach.Molit relents כִּי־ki-that לֹ֥אlo'not כִ֝חַ֗דְתִּיkhi.Chad.tiI have hidden אִמְרֵ֥י'im.Rei[the] words of קָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.osh[the] holy [one]

King James Version

Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

Cross-references

Job 23:12 I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
Leviticus 19:2 “Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
Psalms 40:9 I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
Psalms 71:17 O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
Deuteronomy 29:20 The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven
1 Samuel 2:2 There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
Job 3:22 who rejoice and greatly exult when they reach the grave?
Job 9:4 God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
Job 21:33 The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.