Job 7:12 meaning and explanation

Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?

Job 7:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Job is speaking directly to God, and his question comes after he has described his sleepless nights, diseased skin and vanishing hope. In the ancient world the sea and the sea monster stood for chaos that had to be restrained.

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