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What does Job 7:15 mean?

"so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones."

— Job 7:15 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

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Am I a sea, or a sea monster, that you put a guard over me?

13

When I say, ‘My bed shall comfort me. My couch shall ease my complaint;’

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then you scare me with dreams, and terrify me through visions:

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so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones.

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I loathe my life. I don’t want to live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

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What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,

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that you should visit him every morning, and test him every moment?

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