Job 7:8
The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more; Thine eyes shall look for me, but I shall not be.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
In Context
7O remember that my life is a breath; That mine eye shall no more see good!
9As the cloud dissolveth and wasteth away, So he that goeth down to the grave shall arise no more;
Cross References
Job 8:18When he shall be destroyed from his place, It shall deny him, saying, 'I never saw thee.'
Job 14:3And dost thou fix thine eyes upon such a one? And dost thou bring me into judgment with thee?
Job 20:8He shall flee away like a dream, and shall not be found; Yea, he shall disappear like a vision of the nigh.
Psalms 37:36But he passed away, and, lo! he was no more; Yea, I sought him, but he was not found.
Psalms 90:8Thou settest our iniquities before thee, Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
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 →