Job 7:17

What is man, that you have made him great, and that your attention is fixed on him,

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

In Context

16I have no desire for life, I would not be living for ever! Keep away from me, for my days are as a breath.

18And that your hand is on him every morning, and that you are testing him every minute?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:14\24:13\There is an old saying, From the evil-doer comes evil: but my hand will never be lifted up against you.

Job 14:3Is it on such a one as this that your eyes are fixed, with the purpose of judging him?

Psalms 8:4\8:3\When I see your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have put in their places;

Psalms 144:3Lord, what is man, that you keep him in mind? or the son of man that you take him into account?

Matthew Henry on Job 7:8-17

7 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. 8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. 9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. 10 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more. 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. 12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou… Read the whole commentary →

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