Job 14:6

Look away from him, that he may rest, until he accomplishes, as a hireling, his day.

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In The King James Version

Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.

In Context

5Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his bounds that he can’t pass.

7“For there is hope for a tree if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, that the tender branch of it will not cease.

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Cross References

Job 7:16I loathe my life. I don’t want to live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

Job 10:20Aren’t my days few? Stop! Leave me alone, that I may find a little comfort,

Matthew 20:1“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

Matthew Henry on Job 14:2-7

Brevity and Frailty of Human Life. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. 2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. 5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; 6 Turn from him, that he may… Read the whole commentary →

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