Job 7:2
As a seruant longeth for the shadowe, and as an hyreling looketh for the ende of his worke,
Geneva Bible 1599
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
1Is there not an appointed time to man vpon earth? and are not his dayes as the dayes of an hyreling?
Cross References
Leviticus 19:13Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wrong, neither rob him. The workemans hire shall not abide with thee vntil the morning.
Psalms 119:131I opened my mouth and panted, because I loued thy commandements.
Jeremiah 6:4Prepare warre against her: arise, and let vs goe vp toward the South: wo vnto vs: for the day declineth, and the shadowes of the euening are stretched out.
Malachi 3:5And I will come neere to you to iudgement, and I will be a swift witnesse against the southsayers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that wrongfully keepe backe the hirelings wages, and vexe the widowe, and the fatherlesse, and oppresse the stranger, and feare not me, sayth the Lord of hostes.
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 →