Job 7
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 7:2-6

2As a slaveH5650 who pantsH7602 for the shadeH6738, And as a hiredH7916 manH7916 who eagerlyH6960 waitsH6960 for his wagesH6467,3SoH3651 am I allottedH5157 monthsH3391 of vanityH7723, And 1nightsH3915 of troubleH5999 are appointedH4487 me.4WhenH518 I 2lieH7901 downH7901 I sayH559, ‘WhenH4970 shall I ariseH6965?’ But the nightH6153 continuesH4058, And I am 3continuallyH7646 tossingH5076 untilH5704 dawnH5399.5My 4fleshH1320 is clothedH3847 with wormsH7415 and a crustH1487 of dirtH6083, My skinH5785 hardensH7280 and runsH3988.6My daysH3117 are 5swifterH7043 thanH4480 a weaver’sH708 shuttleH708, And comeH3615 to an endH3615 6withoutH657 hopeH8615.

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Notes

  1. 1. Job 7:3 Job 16:7 ↩
  2. 2. Job 7:4 Deut 28:67; Job 7:13, 14 ↩
  3. 3. Job 7:4 Lit sated with ↩
  4. 4. Job 7:5 Job 2:7; 17:14 ↩
  5. 5. Job 7:6 Job 9:25 ↩
  6. 6. Job 7:6 Job 13:15; 14:19; 17:15, 16; 19:10 ↩

Commentaries on Job 7

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