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Themes in Job 7

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Themes in Job 7

Job 7:1 (show verse)

Isn’t mankind consigned to forced labor on earth?
Are not his days like those of a hired hand?

death » Desired » Job
Employee » Character of unrighteous
Life » Sacredness of, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder » Weary of » Job
natural Life » Described as » Limited
Man » Days of, as the days of a hireling
Man » Has an appointed time on the earth
Servant » Hired » Unclassified scriptures relating to
Servants » Hired » Called hirelings

Job 7:2 (show verse)

Like a slave he longs for shade;
like a hired man he waits for his pay.

death » Desired » Job
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

Job 7:3 (show verse)

So I have been made to inherit months of futility,
and troubled nights have been assigned to me.

death » Desired » Job
Employee » Character of unrighteous
Life » Sacredness of, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder » Weary of » Job
Night » Wearisome to the afflicted

Job 7:4 (show verse)

When I lie down I think:
When will I get up?
But the evening drags on endlessly,
and I toss and turn until dawn.

Insomnia » Sickness
Night » Wearisome to the afflicted
Sleeplessness » Common causes of loss of sleep » Sickness

Job 7:5 (show verse)

My flesh is clothed with maggots and encrusted with dirt.
My skin forms scabs and then oozes.

Insomnia » Sickness
Skin » Diseases of
Sleeplessness » Common causes of loss of sleep » Sickness

Job 7:6 (show verse)

My days pass more swiftly than a weaver’s shuttle;
they come to an end without hope.

Despair » General references to
Despair » Saints sometimes tempted to
Life » Of the spirit » Weariness of
Life » Uncertainty of physical » Like a flying shuttle
Life » Brief » Like a flying shuttle
natural Life » Is compared to » A weaver's shuttle
Time » Brevity of » Like a flying shuttle
Weaving » Weaver's shuttle

Job 7:7 (show verse)

Remember that my life is but a breath.
My eye will never again see anything good.

natural Life » Is compared to » Wind
Wind » Illustrative » Of the life of man

Job 7:8 (show verse)

The eye of anyone who looks on me
will no longer see me.
Your eyes will look for me, but I will be gone.

Eyes » Actions of mentioned in scripture » Seeing

Job 7:9 (show verse)

As a cloud fades away and vanishes,
so the one who goes down to Sheol will never rise again.

The Dead » Return not to this life

Job 7:10 (show verse)

He will never return to his house;
his hometown will no longer remember him.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 7:11 (show verse)

Therefore I will not restrain my mouth.
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 7:12 (show verse)

Am I the sea

or a sea monster,

that You keep me under guard?

Dragon » Interpreted as whale, in
Whale » Called a "sea monster," in the rv

Job 7:13 (show verse)

When I say: My bed will comfort me,
and my couch will ease my complaint,

Beds » Couches or divans used as

Job 7:14 (show verse)

then You frighten me with dreams,
and terrify me with visions,

Dreams » General references to
Dreams » The ancients » Often perplexed by

Job 7:15 (show verse)

so that I prefer strangling—
death rather than life in this body.

death » Sought as a relief from trouble sought » Despair lead men to
death » Desired » Job
Despair » Leads men to desire death

Job 7:16 (show verse)

I give up! I will not live forever.
Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.

death » Desired » Job
Life » Conditions of receiving » Hated
Vanity » The days of man are

Job 7:17 (show verse)

What is man, that You think so highly of him
and pay so much attention to him?

Insignificance of man » A tenant in a house of clay
God, Love Of » Irrespective of merit
Man » Unworthy of God's favor
Man » Apparent insignificance of » A tenant in a house of clay
Man » Insignificance of » A tenant in a house of clay

Job 7:18 (show verse)

You inspect him every morning,
and put him to the test every moment.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 7:19 (show verse)

Will You ever look away from me,
or leave me alone long enough to swallow?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 7:20 (show verse)

If I have sinned, what have I done to You,
Watcher of mankind?
Why have You made me Your target,
so that I have become a burden to You?

Confession of sin » Examples of personal » David
Man » God » Preserves
Sin » Examples of personal » David

Job 7:21 (show verse)

Why not forgive my sin
and pardon my transgression?
For soon I will lie down in the grave.
You will eagerly seek me, but I will be gone.

death » Compared to as sleep
death » Called sleep
Dying » Compared to as sleep
Man » Mortality of » Compared to as sleep