Job 7
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 7 of 42
Chapter Summary
1 Job excuses his desire of death. 12 He complains of his own restlessness, 17 and God's watchfulness.
Key Hebrew Words
צָבָא
hard service, warfare
H6635 · TWOT 1865b
שָׂכִיר
hireling
H7916 · TWOT 2264.1c
רוּחַ
breath, wind
H7307 · TWOT 2131a
שְׁאוֹל
Sheol, the grave
H7585 · TWOT 2303c
חֲלוֹם
dream
H2472 · TWOT 663a
נָצַר
watcher (of man)
H5341 · TWOT 1407
People & Context
Job
Sufferer who laments life as forced labor, begs God to leave him alone, and despairs of any hope before he goes to Sheol.
Timeline
Job Laments the Brevity and Misery of Life
Job compares human life to a hireling's hard service, describing his restless nights, decaying flesh, and days swifter than a weaver's shuttle ending without hope.
Job 7:1-10
Job Questions God's Surveillance
Job asks God why He treats him like a sea-monster, watching him constantly, terrifying him with dreams, and not forgiving his transgression before he lies in the dust.
Job 7:11-21Read Job 7 in the KJ3 Reader
Word-for-word literal translation with Hebrew interlinear, Strong's numbers, and audio.
Open in Bible Reader