Job 16:6 · KJV

"Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?"

King James Version

Passage Context

⁴I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.

⁵But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

⁶Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?

⁷But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.

⁸And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.

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Reflection Questions

How do you cope with grief in your life?

What does it mean for you to feel unheard in your pain?

When have you felt that words could not express your sorrow?

Life Application

grief

Allow yourself to express your feelings, even if they seem overwhelming.

support

Reach out to someone who may be grieving and offer your presence.

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