Job 7:2
As a servant desires the shadow, || And as a hired worker expects his wage,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
In Context
1“Is there not warfare to man on earth? And his days as the days of a hired worker?
3So I have been caused to inherit months of vanity, || And they numbered nights of misery to me.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:13You do not oppress your neighbor, nor take plunder; the wages of the hired worker do not remain with you until morning.
Psalms 119:131I have opened my mouth, indeed, I pant, || For I have longed for Your commands.
Jeremiah 6:4“Sanctify the battle against her, || Rise, and we go up at noon. Woe to us, for the day has turned, || For the shades of evening are stretched out,
Malachi 3:5And I have drawn near to you for judgment, || And I have been a witness, || Making haste against sorcerers, and against adulterers, || And against swearers to a falsehood, || And against oppressors of the hire of a hired worker, || Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, || And those turning aside a sojourner, || And who do not fear Me,” said YHWH of Hosts.
Matthew Henry on Job 7:2-7
Job's Reply to Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of a hireling? 2 As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: 3 So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me. 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. 5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my… Read the whole commentary →