But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.
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Verse 7 is found in chapter 16 of Job. Job calls his friends miserable comforters and contrasts his situation with what he would do if they were suffering. He describes God through images of an adversary who delivers him to violence. The language should be read as poetry of lament: it expresses Job’s perception from within pain, not an independent narrative description of God’s character.
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Nun aber macht er mich müde und verstört alles, was ich bin.
Empero ahora me ha fatigado: Has tú asolado toda mi compañía.
Maintenant, hélas! il m'a épuisé... Tu as ravagé toute ma maison;
Certo, egli ora mi ha straccato; E tu mi hai, o Dio, diserta tutta la mia brigata.
Na verdade, agora tu me tens fatigado; tu assolaste toda a minha companhia,
但現在上帝使我困倦, 你使所有的親友遠離我,
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