Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 10:6
That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?
That thou inquirest after mine iniquity – Art thou governed by hu man passions and prejudices, that thou dost thus seem to search out every little obliquity and error? Job here evidently refers to the conduct of man in strictly marking faults, and in being unwilling to forgive; and he asks whether it is possible that God could be governed by such feelings as these.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 6. That thou inquirest] Is it becoming thy infinite dignity to concern thyself so much with the affairs or transgressions of a despicable mortal? A word spoken in the heart of most sinners.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Keeping me so long as it were upon the rack to compel me to accuse myself, as men sometimes do.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?] Narrowly examined every action of his life, to find something amiss in them; and took notice of every weakness and infirmity, and aggravated it, to make it appear as sinful as it could be, and watched every halting and failing, that he might have something against him as a reason why he afflicted him; dealing with him as if there was no Messiah, no Mediator, Redeemer, and Saviour, provided, appointed, and promised; and as if there was no forgiveness of sin, through him, for him: sin pardoned for his sake is covered, that when it is sought for it shall not be found; so that when it is not pardoned, or not thought to be so, it lies open, and upon inquiry to be found, charged, and punished for; see Job 7:21; this search and inquiry seems to have been made by afflictions; at least Job imagined that the design of God in them was to put him upon the rack, and bring him to a confession of sin, find in this way find an occasion against him: now such a method as this, Job thought, was unbecoming the greatness, majesty, and perfections of God; and was quite needless, since his eyes were not human nor shortsighted, that obliged him to pore and pry into things, but were omniscient, and could see at once whether there was any evil way in him or not; nor was he as men, short lived, which obliged him to make use of his time while he had it, to get an advantage of another; and besides, such a method of acting seemed to him very extraordinary, when he full well knew he was an innocent person, as follows.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
6. Thou inquirest The idea of Ewald, that Job conceives of God as some mighty monarch who, like those on earth, puts the unhappy one to the rack that he may constrain a confession, is not justified by the text. The real idea is not so high-coloured. Job means, if there be insufficient time to leave sin to its own development, then God is right in making such hasty inquisition after man’s iniquity; otherwise there is no need of seeking occasion against him and slaying him before his time.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Job 10:6 That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?
Ver. 6. That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, &c. ] viz. By strong pains and mighty terrors, as judges sometimes make inquisition by torture, to find out treason or other heinous offences. What, wouldest thou that I should confess myself a wicked person?
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Job 10:14-17, Psa 10:15, Psa 44:21, Jer 2:34, Zep 1:12, Joh 2:24, Joh 2:25, 1Co 4:5
Reciprocal: Job 13:27 – and lookest Job 14:16 – thou numberest
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 10:6-7. That thou inquirest, &c., and searchest after my sin Keeping me so long upon the rack, to compel me to accuse myself. Thou knowest I am not wicked That is a hypocrite, or an ungodly man, as my friends account me. There is none that can deliver, &c. Thou art the supreme ruler of the world; therefore I must wait thy time, and throw myself on thy mercy, in submission to thy sovereign will. It would be injurious to the character of Job, says Mr. Peters, should we interpret in a severe and rigorous sense, as it is certain his friends too often did, his frequent protestations of his innocence, and his bold appeals to the supreme Judge to prove and try him; for where he is thus strenuous in asserting his integrity, it is only in opposition to the notion which those mistaken friends had entertained of him, namely, that he had been guilty of some gross sins, which he had the art to hide from the world, but that he was in reality a wicked man, and a hypocrite in his behaviour. This is what Job utterly denies and disclaims, though he nowhere arrogates to himself perfect innocence or freedom from sin.