Job 33:10

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Job 33:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Behold, he findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for his enemy:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Behold, he findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for his enemy:
Job 33:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Job 33

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10Behold, he findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for his enemy:

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Behold, he findeth occasions against me, etc.] That is, sought in order to find them; so Job in some places suggests, that God inquired after his sins, and sought diligently after them, that he might have something to bring against him; and because he could not find great sins, gross enormities, he sought after lesser sins; so some render the word, “staggerings”, “totterings” f1178; frailties, failings, and infirmities; and because he could find none of late of a very heinous nature, he went back as far as the sins of his youth; (see <181006>Job 10:6 13:26); and this in order to pick a quarrel with him; and so Mr. Broughton renders the words, “lo, he picketh quarrels against me”; or that he…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“occasions--for hostility; literally, "enmities" (Job 13:24; Job 16:9; Job 19:11; Job 30:21).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Behold, he findeth occasions against me - That is, God. This is not exactly the language of Job, though much that he had said had seemed to imply this. The idea is, that God sought opportunity to oppose him; that he was desirous to find in him some ground or reason for punishing him; that he wished to be hostile to him, and was narrowly on the watch to find an opportunity which would justify his bringing calamity upon him. The word rendered “occasions” - תנואה tenû'âh, is from נוא nû', in the Hiphil, הניא hāniy' - to refuse, decline; to hinder, restrain, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:9,Numbers 30:12; and hence, the noun means, a holding back, a withdrawal, an alienation; and hence, the idea…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he findeth: Job 9:30, Job 9:31, Job 10:15-17, Job 13:25, Job 14:16, Job 34:5 he counteth: Job 13:24, Job 16:9, Job 19:11, Job 30:21, Job 31:35 Job 33:11”
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