Job 7:10He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
The setting
Job's house is gone — destroyed when the wind collapsed it on his children during their feast. He sits where his property once thrived, now a wasteland.
The emotion here: staring at the ruins of his destroyed life
The original word
bayith (בַּיִת) — not just house but household, family legacy, entire way of life
Why it matters
In ancient times, a man's house represented his entire identity and legacy — losing it meant social death
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 7:10
This isn't about real estate — Job is saying his entire family line and legacy has been erased
Common misconceptionModern readers think this is about property loss, but Job is lamenting the complete erasure of his family's existence and memory.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 7:10
Bible Genome reading
Job 7:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 7:10 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Job. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include mortality, forgetting. Notable phrases: return no more; place know him no more.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
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