Job 14:6

look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.

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In The King James Version

Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.

In Context

5Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, and thou have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass,

7For there is hope of a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch of it will not cease.

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Cross References

Job 7:16I loathe [my life]. I would not live always. Let me alone, for my days are vanity.

Job 10:20Are not my days few? Cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little

Matthew 20:1For the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a house-ruler, who went out in the early morning at the same time to hire workmen for his vineyard.

Matthew Henry on Job 14:2-7

Brevity and Frailty of Human Life. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. 2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. 5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; 6 Turn from him, that he may… Read the whole commentary →

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