Job 7

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Job 7

Job’s Life Seems Futile

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“^(a)Is not man ^(A)forced to labor on earth,
And are not his days like the days of ^(B)a hired man?

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“As a slave who pants for the shade,
And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,

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So am I allotted months of vanity,
And ^(C)nights of trouble are appointed me.

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“When I ^(D)lie down I say,
‘When shall I arise?’
But the night continues,
And I am ^(b)continually tossing until dawn.

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“My ^(E)flesh is clothed with worms and a crust of dirt,
My skin hardens and runs.

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“My days are ^(F)swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And come to an end ^(G)without hope.

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“Remember that my life ^(H)is but breath;
My eye will ^(I)not again see good.

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“The ^(J)eye of him who sees me will behold me no longer;
Your eyes will be on me, but ^(K)I will not be.

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“When a ^(L)cloud vanishes, it is gone,
So ^(M)he who goes down to ^(N)Sheol does not come up.

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“He will not return again to his house,
Nor will ^(O)his place know him anymore.

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“Therefore ^(P)I will not restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit,
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

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“Am I the sea, or ^(Q)the sea monster,
That You set a guard over me?

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“If I say, ‘^(R)My bed will comfort me,
My couch will ^(c)ease my complaint,’

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Then You frighten me with dreams
And terrify me by visions;

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So that my soul would choose suffocation,
Death rather than my ^(d)pains.

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“I ^(e)^(S)waste away; I will not live forever.
Leave me alone, ^(T)for my days are but a breath.

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“^(U)What is man that You magnify him,
And that You ^(f)are concerned about him,

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That ^(V)You examine him every morning
And try him every moment?

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“^(g)^(W)Will You never turn Your gaze away from me,
Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?

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“^(X)Have I sinned? What have I done to You,
O ^(Y)watcher of men?
Why have You set me as Your target,
So that I am a burden to myself?

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“Why then ^(Z)do You not pardon my transgression
And take away my iniquity?
For now I will ^(AA)lie down in the dust;
And You will seek me, ^(AB)but I will not be.”

Footnotes:

a. Job 7:1: ['Lit ', Has not man compulsory labor]

b. Job 7:4: ['Lit ', sated with]

c. Job 7:13: ['Lit ', bear]

d. Job 7:15: ['Lit ', bones]

e. Job 7:16: ['Or ', loathe]

f. Job 7:17: ['Lit ', set Your heart on]

g. Job 7:19: ['Lit ', How long will You not]

Cross references:

A. Job 7:1: Job 5:7; Job 10:17; Job 14:1; Job 14:14

B. Job 7:1: Job 14:6

C. Job 7:3: Job 16:7

D. Job 7:4: Deuteronomy 28:67; Job 7:13; Job 7:14

E. Job 7:5: Job 2:7; Job 17:14

F. Job 7:6: Job 9:25

G. Job 7:6: Job 13:15; Job 14:19; Job 17:15; Job 17:16; Job 19:10

H. Job 7:7: Job 7:16; Psalm 78:39; James 4:14

I. Job 7:7: Job 9:25

J. Job 7:8: Job 8:18; Job 20:9

K. Job 7:8: Job 7:21

L. Job 7:9: Job 30:15

M. Job 7:9: Job 3:13-19

N. Job 7:9: 2 Samuel 12:23; Job 11:8; Job 14:13; Job 17:13; Job 17:16

O. Job 7:10: Job 8:18; Job 20:9; Job 27:21; Job 27:23

P. Job 7:11: Job 10:1; Job 21:4; Job 23:2; Psalm 40:9

Q. Job 7:12: Ezekiel 32:2; Ezekiel 32:3

R. Job 7:13: Job 7:4; Psalm 6:6

S. Job 7:16: Job 6:9; Job 9:21; Job 10:1

T. Job 7:16: Job 7:7

U. Job 7:17: Job 22:2; Psalm 8:4; Psalm 144:3; Hebrews 2:6

V. Job 7:18: Job 14:3

W. Job 7:19: Job 9:18; Job 10:20; Job 14:6

X. Job 7:20: Job 35:3; Job 35:6

Y. Job 7:20: Psalm 36:6

Z. Job 7:21: Job 9:28; Job 10:14

AA. Job 7:21: Job 10:9

AB. Job 7:21: Job 7:8