Job 3:10 | TNotes | STEP | 3:10 shut my mother’s womb: Closing or opening the womb sometimes refers to conception (Gen 16:2 ; 20:18 ; 29:31 ; 30:22 ; 1 Sam 1:5-6 ), but here it refers to birth (see also Job 38:8 ).

bGen 16:2►

f1 Sam 1:5-6►

gJob 38:8►

‏ Job 3:10

3:10 ^a shut my mother’s womb: Closing or opening the womb sometimes refers to conception (Gen 16:2 ^b; 20:18 ^c; 29:31 ^d; 30:22 ^e; 1 Sam 1:5-6 ^f), but here it refers to birth (see also Job 38:8 ^g).