Matthew Poole and continuators on Job 6:3

3. For now it would be heavier than the Sand of the Sea , therefore my words are swallowed up .

i. e. My grief or calamity;

which is heavier than dry Sand.

As this Verb is used, Prov. 20. 25. Obad. v. 16. My voice and spirit faileth me. So far am I from speaking too liberally of it, for which I am now accused, that I cannot find, nor utter words sufficient to express my sorrow or misery; but my groanings are such as cannot be uttered; as is said in another case, Rom. 8. 26. When I would express it, the words stick in my throat, and I am forced as it were to swallow them up.

Marginal references: That is, I want words to express my grief.