Bible Commentaries
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 7
Introduction
| 1 | Job excuses his desire of death. |
| 12 | He complains of his own restlessness, and expostulates with God. |
Verse 1
Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
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- Is there
- 14:5,13,14, Psalms 39:4, Isaiah 38:5, John 11:9,10
- an appointed time
- or, a warfare.
- Ecclesiastes 8:8
- like the days
- 14:6, Leviticus 25:50, Deuteronomy 15:18, Isaiah 21:16, Matthew 20:1-15
Verse 2
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
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- ernestly desireth
- Heb. gapeth after.
- Psalms 119:131, 143:6
- the shadow
- Jeremiah 6:4
- as an hireling
- Leviticus 19:13, Deuteronomy 24:15, Malachi 3:5, James 5:4
Verse 3
So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
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- months of
- 29:2, Psalms 6:6, 39:5, Ecclesiastes 1:14
Verse 4
When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
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- When
- 13,14, 17:12, 30:17, Deuteronomy 28:67, Psalms 6:6, 77:4, 130:6
- night, etc
- Heb. evening be measured. tossings.
- Psalms 109:23, Isaiah 54:11
Verse 5
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
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- flesh
- 2:7,8, 17:14, 19:26, 24:20, 30:18,19, Psalms 38:5-7, Isaiah 1:6, 14:11, Acts 12:23
- loathsome
- 9:31, Isaiah 66:24, Ezekiel 20:43
Verse 6
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
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- swifter
- 9:25, 16:22, 17:11, Psalms 90:5,6, 102:11, 103:15,16, 144:4, Isaiah 38:12,13, 40:6,7, James 1:11, 4:14, 1 Peter 1:24
- without hope
- 6:11, 17:15, Proverbs 14:32, Jeremiah 2:25, Ephesians 2:12, 1 Peter 1:13
Verse 7
O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
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- remember
- 10:9, Genesis 42:36, Nehemiah 1:8, Psalms 74:18,22, 89:47,50, Jeremiah 15:15
- my life
- Psalms 78:39, James 4:14
- no more see
- Heb. not return to see, that is, to enjoy.
- 10:21,22
Verse 8
The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
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- The eye
- 20:9, Psalms 37:36
- thine eyes
- 13:27, 14:3, Psalms 39:11, 90:8,9
- I am not
- that is, I can live no longer.
Verse 9
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.
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- the cloud
- 37:11
- he
- 10:21, 14:10-14, 16:22, 2 Samuel 12:23, 14:14, Psalms 39:13, Isaiah 38:11
Verse 10
He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
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- shall return
- 8:18, 20:9, Psalms 103:16
Verse 11
Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
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- I will not
- 6:26, 10:1, 13:13, 16:6, 21:3, Psalms 39:3, 40:9
- the anguish
- Genesis 42:21, 2 Kings 4:27,28, Matthew 26:37,38, Luke 22:44, 2 Corinthians 2:4
- the bitterness
- 10:15, 21:25, 1 Samuel 1:10, Isaiah 38:15,17
Verse 12
Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
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- I a sea
- 17, 38:6-11, Lamentations 3:7
- a whale
- 41:1-34
Verse 13
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
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- My bed
- 3,4, 9:27,28, Psalms 6:6, 77:4
Verse 14
Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
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- thou scarest
- Genesis 40:5-7, 41:8, Judges 7:13,14, Daniel 2:1, Matthew 27:19
Verse 15
So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
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- chooseth
- 2 Samuel 17:23, Matthew 27:5
- life
- Heb. bones.
Verse 16
I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.
I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.
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- I loathe it
- 3:20-22, 6:9, 10:1, Genesis 27:46, 1 Kings 19:4, Jonah 4:3,8
- let me alone
- 10:20, 14:6, Psalms 39:10,13
- my days
- Psalms 62:9, 78:33, 144:4, Ecclesiastes 6:11,12
Verse 17
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
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- What is man
- Psalms 8:4, 144:3, Hebrews 2:6
- magnify
- 12, 1 Samuel 24:14
- set thine
- 34:14,15
Verse 18
And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?
And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?
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- visit
- Exodus 20:5, 32:34, Isaiah 26:14, 38:12,13
- try
- Genesis 22:1, Deuteronomy 8:16, Jeremiah 9:7, Daniel 12:10, Zechariah 13:9, 1 Peter 1:7
Verse 19
How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
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- How long
- 9:18, Psalms 6:3, 13:1-3, 94:3, Revelation 6:10
Verse 20
I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
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- I have sinned
- 9:29-31, 13:26, 14:16, 22:5, 31:33, 33:9,27, Psalms 80:4
- O thou preserver
- Nehemiah 9:6, Psalms 36:6
- why hast
- 12, 6:4, 16:12-14, Psalms 21:12, Lamentations 3:12
- I am
- 11, 3:24
Verse 21
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
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- why dost
- 10:14, 13:23,24, Isaiah 64:9, Lamentations 3:42-44, 5:20-22
- take away
- 2 Samuel 24:10, Micah 7:18,19, Hosea 14:2, John 1:29, Titus 2:14, 1 John 1:9, 3:5
- sleep
- 3:13, 17:14, 21:32,33, Ecclesiastes 12:7, Isaiah 26:19, Daniel 12:2
- in the morning
- but I shall not be
- Psalms 37:36, 103:15
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