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Job 7

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 7 of 42

1 ¶ Is there not a warfare to man on earth, and his days like the days of a hireling?

2 As a servant pants for the shade, and as a hireling looks for his wages,

3 so I am caused to inherit months of emptiness; and nights of trouble are appointed to me.

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Chapter Summary

1 Job excuses his desire of death. 12 He complains of his own restlessness, 17 and God's watchfulness.

Key Hebrew Words

הָנְחַ֣לְתִּי get as a possession H5157 · TWOT 1342
עָפָ֑ר dry earth H6083 · TWOT 1664a
בִּלְעִ֥ swallow down H1104 · TWOT 251
עָ֭נָן cloud-mass H6051 · TWOT 1655a
בְּשָׂרִ֣ flesh H1320 · TWOT 291a

People & Context

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 …

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 …

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 7:11-21

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