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Themes in Job 7

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Themes in Job 7

Job 7:1 (show verse)

“Is not man forced to labor on earth,
And are not his days like the days of a hired man?

death » Desired » Job
Employee » Character of unrighteous
Life » Sacredness of, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder » Weary of » Job
natural Life » Described as » Limited
Man » Days of, as the days of a hireling
Man » Has an appointed time on the earth
Servant » Hired » Unclassified scriptures relating to
Servants » Hired » Called hirelings

Job 7:2 (show verse)

“As a slave who pants for the shade,
And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,

death » Desired » Job
Employee » Character of unrighteous
Life » Sacredness of, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder » Weary of » Job
Servant » Hired » Unclassified scriptures relating to
Servants » Hired » Anxiety of, for the end of their daily toil, alluded to

Job 7:3 (show verse)

So am I allotted months of vanity,
And nights of trouble are appointed me.

death » Desired » Job
Employee » Character of unrighteous
Life » Sacredness of, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder » Weary of » Job
Night » Wearisome to the afflicted

Job 7:4 (show verse)

“When I lie down I say,
‘When shall I arise?’
But the night continues,
And I am continually tossing until dawn.

Insomnia » Sickness
Night » Wearisome to the afflicted
Sleeplessness » Common causes of loss of sleep » Sickness

Job 7:5 (show verse)

“My flesh is clothed with worms and a crust of dirt,
My skin hardens and runs.

Insomnia » Sickness
Skin » Diseases of
Sleeplessness » Common causes of loss of sleep » Sickness

Job 7:6 (show verse)

“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And come to an end without hope.

Despair » General references to
Despair » Saints sometimes tempted to
Life » Of the spirit » Weariness of
Life » Uncertainty of physical » Like a flying shuttle
Life » Brief » Like a flying shuttle
natural Life » Is compared to » A weaver's shuttle
Time » Brevity of » Like a flying shuttle
Weaving » Weaver's shuttle

Job 7:7 (show verse)

“Remember that my life is but breath;
My eye will not again see good.

natural Life » Is compared to » Wind
Wind » Illustrative » Of the life of man

Job 7:8 (show verse)

“The eye of him who sees me will behold me no longer;
Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be.

Eyes » Actions of mentioned in scripture » Seeing

Job 7:9 (show verse)

“When a cloud vanishes, it is gone,
So he who goes down to Sheol does not come up.

The Dead » Return not to this life

Job 7:10 (show verse)

“He will not return again to his house,
Nor will his place know him anymore.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 7:11 (show verse)

“Therefore I will not restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit,
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 7:12 (show verse)

“Am I the sea, or the sea monster,
That You set a guard over me?

Dragon » Interpreted as whale, in
Whale » Called a "sea monster," in the rv

Job 7:13 (show verse)

“If I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
My couch will ease my complaint,’

Beds » Couches or divans used as

Job 7:14 (show verse)

Then You frighten me with dreams
And terrify me by visions;

Dreams » General references to
Dreams » The ancients » Often perplexed by

Job 7:15 (show verse)

So that my soul would choose suffocation,
Death rather than my pains.

death » Sought as a relief from trouble sought » Despair lead men to
death » Desired » Job
Despair » Leads men to desire death

Job 7:16 (show verse)

“I

waste away; I will not live forever.

Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

death » Desired » Job
Life » Conditions of receiving » Hated
Vanity » The days of man are

Job 7:17 (show verse)

“What is man that You magnify him,
And that You are concerned about him,

Insignificance of man » A tenant in a house of clay
God, Love Of » Irrespective of merit
Man » Unworthy of God's favor
Man » Apparent insignificance of » A tenant in a house of clay
Man » Insignificance of » A tenant in a house of clay

Job 7:18 (show verse)

That You examine him every morning
And try him every moment?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 7:19 (show verse)

“

Will You never turn Your gaze away from me,

Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 7:20 (show verse)

“Have I sinned? What have I done to You,
O watcher of men?
Why have You set me as Your target,
So that I am a burden to myself?

Confession of sin » Examples of personal » David
Man » God » Preserves
Sin » Examples of personal » David

Job 7:21 (show verse)

“Why then do You not pardon my transgression
And take away my iniquity?
For now I will lie down in the dust;
And You will seek me, but I will not be.”

death » Compared to as sleep
death » Called sleep
Dying » Compared to as sleep
Man » Mortality of » Compared to as sleep