Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,
King James Version
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
Holman Bible
like a hired man he waits for his pay.
International Standard Version
I'm like a servant who longs for the shade, like a hired laborer who is looking for his wages.
A Conservative Version
As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, and as a hireling who looks for his wages,
American Standard Version
As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:
Amplified
“As a slave earnestly longs for the shade,
And as a hired man eagerly awaits his wages,
Bible in Basic English
As a servant desiring the shades of evening, and a workman looking for his payment:
Darby Translation
As a bondman earnestly desireth the shadow, and a hireling expecteth his wages,
Julia Smith Translation
As the servant will gape for the shadow, and as the hireling will wait for his work:
King James 2000
As a servant earnestly desires the shadow, and as a hireling looks for the reward of his work:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Like a slave he longs for [the] shadow, and like a laborer he waits for his wages.
Modern King James verseion
As a servant earnestly desires the shadow, and as a hireling looks for his wages,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For like as a bond servant desireth the shadow, and as a hireling would fain have an end of his work:
NET Bible
Like a servant longing for the evening shadow, and like a hired man looking for his wages,
New Heart English Bible
As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,
The Emphasized Bible
As, a bondman, panteth for the shadow, and as, a hireling, longeth for his wage,
Webster
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as a hireling looketh for the reward of his work;
World English Bible
As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,
Youngs Literal Translation
As a servant desireth the shadow, And as a hireling expecteth his wage,
Themes
Employee » Character of unrighteous
Life » Sacredness of, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder » Weary of » Job
Servant » Hired » Unclassified scriptures relating to
Servants » Hired » Anxiety of, for the end of their daily toil, alluded to
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 7:2
Prayers for Job 7:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Second Speech: A Response To Eliphaz
1
"Has not man a hard service on earth, and are not his days like the days of a hired hand?
2
And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,
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Cross References
Leviticus 19:13
"You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
Jeremiah 6:4
"Prepare war against her; arise, and let us attack at noon! Woe to us, for the day declines, for the shadows of evening lengthen!
Deuteronomy 24:15
You shall give him his wages on the same day, before the sun sets (for he is poor and counts on it), lest he cry against you to the LORD, and you be guilty of sin.
Psalm 119:131
I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commandments.
Psalm 143:6
I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah
Malachi 3:5
"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.
James 5:4
Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.