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Job 10 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers, or songs. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of this chapter, which is an extended quotation. This chapter is a continuation of Job's response to Bildad.
Special concepts in this chapter
Job's righteousness
Despite being upset about his circumstances, Job does not curse Yahweh. Instead, he defends himself to Yahweh, while trusting in his decision. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/curse and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/trust)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Rhetorical questions
Job uses many different rhetorical questions in this chapter in order to try to defend himself. He does not believe that he committed a sin deserving severe punishment. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)