Job 7:7
Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
In Context
6My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.
8The eye that beholds me will no longer see me. You will look for me, but I will be no more.
Cross References
Genesis 42:36Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
Job 9:25My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
Job 10:20Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort,
Psalms 39:6Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
Psalms 74:22Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
Psalms 89:47Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
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 →