What does Job 7:12 mean?

Job 7:12 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Job 7:12 today?

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

Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

10He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

11Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

12Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

13When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

14Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:

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