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
And are not his days like the days of
And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,
And
Names
Cross References
Leviticus 19:13
‘
Jeremiah 6:4
Arise, and let us
Woe to us, for the day declines,
For the shadows of the evening lengthen!
Deuteronomy 24:15
Psalm 119:131
For I
Psalm 143:6
My
Malachi 3:5
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the
James 5:4
Behold,