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Job 7

New American Standard Bible 2020

Job’s Life Seems Futile

1“1Is a personH582 not 2forcedH6635 toH6635 laborH6635 on earthH776, And are his daysH3117 not like the daysH3117 of 3a hiredH7916 workerH7916?2As a slaveH5650 pantsH7602 for the shadeH6738, And as a hiredH7916 workerH7916 who eagerlyH6960 waitsH6960 for his wagesH6467,3SoH3651 I am allottedH5157 worthlessH7723 monthsH3391, And 4nightsH3915 of troubleH5999 are apportionedH4487 to me.4WhenH518 I 5lieH7901 downH7901, I sayH559, ‘WhenH4970 shall I ariseH6965?’ But the nightH6153 continuesH4058, And I amH7646 continuallyH7646 tossingH5076 untilH5704 dawnH5399.5My 6fleshH1320 is clothedH3847 with maggotsH7415 and a crustH1487 of dirtH6083, My skinH5785 hardensH7280 and 7oozesH4549.6My daysH3117 areH7043 8swifterH7043 thanH4480 a weaver’sH708 shuttleH708, And they comeH3615 toH3615 anH3615 endH3615 9withoutH657 hopeH8615.

7“RememberH2142 that my lifeH2425 10is a mere breathH7307; My eyeH5869 will 11not seeH7200 goodnessH2896 againH7725.8The 12eyeH5869 of him who seesH7210 me will noH3808 longer lookH7789 atH7789 me; Your eyesH5869 will be on me, but 13I will notH369 existH369.9When a 14cloudH6051 vanishesH3615, it is goneH1980; InH3651 theH3651 sameH3651 wayH3651 15one who goesH3381 downH3381 to 1617SheolH7585 does not comeH5927 upH5927.10He will not returnH7725 to his houseH1004 againH5750, NorH3808 will 18his placeH4725 knowH5234 aboutH5234 him anymoreH5750.

11“ThereforeH1571 19I will not restrainH2820 my mouthH6310; I will speakH1696 in the anguishH6862 of my spiritH7307, I will complainH7878 inH7878 the bitternessH4751 of my soulH5315.12Am I the seaH3220, orH518 20the seaH8577 monsterH8577, That You setH7760 a guardH4929 overH5921 me?13IfH3588 I sayH559, ‘21My couchH6210 will comfortH5162 me, My bedH4904 will 22easeH5375 my complaintH7879,’14Then You frightenH2865 me with dreamsH2472, And terrifyH1204 me by visionsH2384,15So that my soulH5315 would chooseH977 suffocationH4267, DeathH4194 ratherH4480 thanH4480 my 23painsH6106.16I 2425wasteH3988 awayH3988; I will not liveH2421 foreverH5769. LeaveH2308 me aloneH4480, 26for my daysH3117 are only a breathH1892.1727WhatH4100 is manH582 that You exaltH1431 him, And that You 28areH7896 concernedH7896H3820 aboutH413 him,18That 29You examineH6485 him every morningH1242 And putH974 him toH974 theH974 testH974 every momentH7281?193031Will You neverH3808 turnH8159 Your gazeH8159 awayH8159 from me, NorH3808 leaveH7503 me aloneH7503 untilH5704 I swallowH1104 my spittleH7536?2032Have I sinnedH2398? WhatH4100 have I doneH6466 to You, 33WatcherH5341 of mankindH120? WhyH4100 have You madeH7760 me Your targetH4645, So that I amH1961 a burdenH4853 to myself?21WhyH4100 then 34do You not forgiveH5375 my wrongdoingH6588 And takeH5674 awayH5674 my 35guiltH5771? For nowH6258 I will 36lieH7901 downH7901 in the dustH6083; And You will searchH7836 for me, 37but I will noH369 longer existH369.”

Notes

  1. 1. Job 7:1 Lit Has not man compulsory labor ↩
  2. 2. Job 7:1 Job 5:7; 10:17; 14:1, 14 ↩
  3. 3. Job 7:1 Job 14:6 ↩
  4. 4. Job 7:3 Job 16:7 ↩
  5. 5. Job 7:4 Deut 28:67; Job 7:13, 14 ↩
  6. 6. Job 7:5 Job 2:7; 17:14 ↩
  7. 7. Job 7:5 Lit melts ↩
  8. 8. Job 7:6 Job 9:25 ↩
  9. 9. Job 7:6 Job 13:15; 14:19; 17:15, 16; 19:10 ↩
  10. 10. Job 7:7 Job 7:16; Ps 78:39; James 4:14 ↩
  11. 11. Job 7:7 Job 9:25 ↩
  12. 12. Job 7:8 Job 8:18; 20:9 ↩
  13. 13. Job 7:8 Job 7:21 ↩
  14. 14. Job 7:9 Job 30:15 ↩
  15. 15. Job 7:9 Job 3:13-19 ↩
  16. 16. Job 7:9 I.e., the netherworld ↩
  17. 17. Job 7:9 2 Sam 12:23; Job 11:8; 14:13; 17:13, 16 ↩
  18. 18. Job 7:10 Job 8:18; 20:9; 27:21, 23 ↩
  19. 19. Job 7:11 Job 10:1; 21:4; 23:2; Ps 40:9 ↩
  20. 20. Job 7:12 Ezek 32:2, 3 ↩
  21. 21. Job 7:13 Job 7:4; Ps 6:6 ↩
  22. 22. Job 7:13 Lit bear ↩
  23. 23. Job 7:15 Lit bones ↩
  24. 24. Job 7:16 Or loathe ↩
  25. 25. Job 7:16 Job 6:9; 9:21; 10:1 ↩
  26. 26. Job 7:16 Job 7:7 ↩
  27. 27. Job 7:17 Job 22:2; Ps 8:4; 144:3; Heb 2:6 ↩
  28. 28. Job 7:17 Lit set Your heart on ↩
  29. 29. Job 7:18 Job 14:3 ↩
  30. 30. Job 7:19 Lit How long will You not ↩
  31. 31. Job 7:19 Job 9:18; 10:20; 14:6 ↩
  32. 32. Job 7:20 Job 35:3, 6 ↩
  33. 33. Job 7:20 Ps 36:6 ↩
  34. 34. Job 7:21 Job 9:28; 10:14 ↩
  35. 35. Job 7:21 Or unjust deed ↩
  36. 36. Job 7:21 Job 10:9 ↩
  37. 37. Job 7:21 Job 7:8 ↩

Commentaries on Job 7

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