Job 19:3 (ASV)

Passage

These ten times have ye reproached me: Ye are not ashamed that ye deal hardly with me.

Nearby Context

Job 19:1 Then Job answered and said,

Job 19:2 How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words?

Job 19:3 These ten times have ye reproached me: Ye are not ashamed that ye deal hardly with me.

Job 19:4 And be it indeed that I have erred, Mine error remaineth with myself.

Job 19:5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "times", "reproached", "ashamed", "deal", and "hardly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "times" and "reproached", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "How long will ye vex my soul..." into verse 4's "And be it indeed that I have...", so "times" and "reproached" belong inside that flow. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "times" and "reproached" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.