Parallel Verses
King James 2000
As a servant earnestly desires the shadow, and as a hireling looks for the reward of his work:
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:
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 Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of a hireling? 2 As a servant earnestly desires the shadow, and as a hireling looks for the reward of his work: 3 So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
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Cross References
Leviticus 19:13
You shall not defraud your neighbor, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with you all night until the morning.
Jeremiah 6:4
Prepare you war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goes away, for the shadows of the evening are lengthening.
Deuteronomy 24:15
Each day you shall give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it: lest he cry against you unto the LORD, and it be sin unto you.
Psalm 119:131
I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for your commandments.
Psalm 143:6
I stretch forth my hands unto you: my soul thirsts after you, as a thirsty land. Selah.
Malachi 3:5
And I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner from his right, and fear not me, says the LORD of hosts.
James 5:4
Behold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, cries: and the cries of them who have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts.