Job 7:21
And why dost Thou not pardon my peysha (transgression), 1 and take away my avon (iniquity)? 1 For now shall I sleep in the aphar; 1 and Thou shalt search for me, but I shall be no more.
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2 Samuel 24:10And the lev Dovid struck him after that he had numbered HaAm. And Dovid said unto Hashem, Chatati (I have sinned) me'od (greatly) in what I have done; and now, Hashem, take away the avon (iniquity, guilt) of Thy eved; for I have done very foolishly.
Job 7:8The ayin (eye) of him that hath seen me shall see me no longer; 1 thine eyes are upon me, and I am no more. 1
Job 10:14If I sin, then Thou art shomer over me, 1 and Thou wilt not let my avon go unpunished. 1
Job 14:10But gever dieth, and wasteth away; 1 yea, adam breathes his last, and where is he? 1
Job 20:8He shall fly away as a chalom, and shall not be found; 1 yea, he shall be chased away as a chezyon lailah. 1
Psalms 37:36Yet he passed away, 1 and, hinei, he was no more; 1 yes, I sought him, 1 but he could not be found. 1
Matthew Henry on Job 7:18-21
17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? 18 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment? 19 How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? 20 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself? 21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in… Read the whole commentary →