the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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Job 9:27
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If I said, “I will forget my complaint,change my expression, and smile,”
If I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face, and cheer up;'
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face, and be of good cheer,'
Even though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint; I will change the look on my face and smile,'
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression and be cheerful,'
"If I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad appearance, and be cheerful and brighten up,'
"Though I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will put my face in order and be cheerful,'
If I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face, and cheer up;'
If I say, I wil forget my complaynt, I will cease from my wrath, and comfort mee,
Though I say, ‘I will forget my musing,I will forsake my sad countenance and be cheerful,'
If I were to say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression, and smile,'
Sometimes I try to be cheerful and to stop complaining,
"If I say, ‘I'll forget my complaining, I'll put off my sad face and be cheerful,'
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my [sad] countenance, and brighten up,
"I could say, ‘I will not complain. I will forget my pain and put a smile on my face.'
I have forgotten my bitterness; if my mind or my thought would leave me alone, then I would find rest.
If I smile and try to forget my pain, all my suffering comes back to haunt me; I know that God does hold me guilty. <
Though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint; I will change my expression, and I will rejoice,'
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will loosen my face and be cheerful,
When I am purposed to forget my complayninges to chaunge my countenaunce, and to coforte my self:
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer;
If I say, I will put my grief out of mind, I will let my face be sad no longer and I will be bright;
If I say: 'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer',
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leaue off my heauinesse, and comfort my selfe.
If I say, I will forget my complayning, I will ceasse from my wrath, and comfort my selfe:
And if I should say, I will forget to speak, I will bow down my face and groan;
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer:
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my [sad] countenance, and be of good cheer;
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort [myself]:
If I say, "I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,'
If I decided to forget my complaints, to put away my sad face and be cheerful,
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaining. I will put off my sad face and be happy,'
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint; I will put off my sad countenance and be of good cheer,'
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will lay aside my sad countenance, and brighten up,
If I say: I will not speak so: I change my face, and am tormented with sorrow.
If I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer,'
Though I say, `I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'
"Though I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,'
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Job 7:13, Psalms 77:2, Psalms 77:3, Jeremiah 8:18
Reciprocal: Job 30:15 - Terrors Psalms 13:2 - take Psalms 73:13 - Verily Philippians 2:26 - full 1 Peter 1:6 - ye are
Cross-References
Y schal make my couenaunt with you, and with your seed after you,
and to ech lyuynge soule which is with you, as wel in briddis as in werk beestis and smale beestis of erthe, and to alle thingis that yeden out of the schip, and to alle vnresonable beestis of erthe.
Y schal sette my bowe in the cloudis, and it schal be a signe of boond of pees bitwixe me and erthe;
and whanne Y schal hile heuene with cloudis, my bowe schal appere in the cloudis,
In that dai the roote of Jesse, that stondith in to the signe of puplis; hethene men schulen biseche hym, and his sepulchre schal be gloriouse.
For this thing lo! Y schal yyue mylk to it, and Y schal brynge it in to wildirnesse, and Y schal speke to the herte therof.
For fro rysyng of the sunne til to goyng doun, my name is greet in hethene men; and in ech place a cleene offring is sacrifisid, and offrid to my name; for my name is greet in hethene men, seith the Lord of oostis.
And tho anoon britheren delyuerden Poul, that he schulde go to the see; but Sylas and Tymothe dwelten there.
That if the gilt of hem ben richessis of the world, and the makyng lesse of hem ben richessis of hethene men, hou myche more the plente of hem?
And eft Isaie seith, Ther schal be a roote of Jesse, that schal rise vp to gouerne hethene men, and hethene men schulen hope in hym.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
If I say, I will forget my complaint,.... The cause of it, the loss of his children, servants, substance, and health, and endeavour to think no more of these things, and cease complaining about them, and attempt to bury them in oblivion, and change his note:
I will leave off my heaviness; his melancholy thoughts, words, airs, and looks; or "forsake my face" h, put on another countenance, a more pleasent and cheerful one; the Jewish commentators generally interpret it, "my anger", either at the dispensations of Providence, or at his friends:
and comfort [myself]; that things were not worse with him than they were; or strengthen i himself, as the word is rendered in Amos 5:9; against his fears, and troubles, and dejection of mind, determining to take heart, and be of good courage, and not sink, and succumb, and faint under his burdens: none but God, Father, Son, and Spirit, can give comfort to distressed ones, whether on temporal or spiritual accounts; but good men may make use of means for comfort, such as hearing the word, reading the Scriptures, prayer, meditation, and conversation with good men.
h אעזבה פני "relinquam facies meas", Montanus, Bolducius, Schmidt. i אבליגה "confirmabo vel roborabo cor meum", Mercerus; so R. R.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
If I say, I will forget my complaint - If I resolve that I will leave off complaining, and will be more cheerful, I find it all in vain. My fears and sorrows return, and all my efforts to be cheerful are ineffectual
I will leave off my heaviness - The word rendered “my heaviness” here (פני pânam) denotes literally “my face;” and the reference is to the sad and sorrowful countenance which he had. “If I should lay that aside, and endeavor to be cheerful.”
And comfort myself - The word rendered comfort here (בלג bâlag) in Arabic means to be bright, to shine forth; and it would here be better rendered by “brighten up.” We have the same expression still when we say to one who is sad and melancholy, “brighten up; be cheerful.” The meaning is, that Job endeavored to appear pleasant and cheerful, but it was in vain. His sorrows pressed heavily on him, and weighed down his spirits in spite of himself, and made him sad.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 9:27. I will forget my complaint — I will forsake or forego my complaining. I will leave off my heaviness. VULGATE, I will change my countenance - force myself to smile, and endeavour to assume the appearance of comfort.
