Chapter summary

Job responds to his friends by calling them miserable comforters whose long-winded speeches bring no relief to his suffering. He laments that God has exhausted him, devastated his family, and delivered him into the hands of the wicked. Job describes how he has been physically shattered, pierced by his adversaries, and surrounded by hostile attackers. Despite wearing sackcloth, weeping, and facing the mockery of his friends, Job maintains that his hands are free of violence and his prayer is pure. He appeals to the earth not to cover his blood and expresses hope in a heavenly witness before his impending death.

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