What does Job 30:22 mean?

Job 30:22 highlights themes such as suffering, divine-control, helplessness when read in context.

How should I apply Job 30:22 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance.

20I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.

21Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

22Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance.

23For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.

24Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction.

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Psalm 104:3
God's control over nature is contrasted with Job's feeling of being tossed by the wind.
James 4:14
Life's fleeting nature is echoed in Job's sense of dissolving substance.
Isaiah 40:24
God's sovereignty over creation is highlighted, contrasting Job's feelings.