Job 7:8
The eye of him who sees me shall see me no more.Your eyes shall be on me, but I shall not be.
New Heart English 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
7Oh remember that my life is a breath.My eye shall no more see good.
9As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away,so he who goes down to Sheol shall come up no more.
Cross References
Job 8:18If he is destroyed from his place,then it shall deny him, saying, 'I have not seen you.'
Job 14:3Do you open your eyes on such a one,and bring me into judgment with you?
Job 20:8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found.Yes, he shall be chased away like a vision of the night.
Psalms 37:36But he passed away, and behold, he was not.Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.SHIN
Psalms 90:8You have set our iniquities before you,our secret sins in the light of your presence.
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 →