Parallel Verses
Amplified
“[O God] turn your gaze from him so that he may rest,
Until he fulfills his day [on earth] like a hired man.
New American Standard Bible
Until he
King James Version
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
Holman Bible
so that he can enjoy his day like a hired hand.
International Standard Version
Look away from him and leave him alone, so he can enjoy his time, like a hired worker."
A Conservative Version
look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
American Standard Version
Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
Bible in Basic English
Let your eyes be turned away from him, and take your hand from him, so that he may have pleasure at the end of his day, like a servant working for payment.
Darby Translation
Look away from him; and let him rest, till he accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
Julia Smith Translation
Look away from him and be shall cease, till he shall delight as an hireling in his day.
King James 2000
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look away from him, and let him desist until he enjoys his days like a laborer.
Modern King James verseion
look away from him, so that he may rest until he shall finish his day, as a hireling.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Go from him, that he may rest until his day come: which he looketh for, like as a hireling doth.
NET Bible
Look away from him and let him desist, until he fulfills his time like a hired man.
New Heart English Bible
Look away from him, that he may rest, until he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
The Emphasized Bible
Look sway from him, that he may rest, Till he shall pay off, as a hireling, his day.
Webster
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
World English Bible
Look away from him, that he may rest, until he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
Youngs Literal Translation
Look away from off him that he may cease, Till he enjoy as an hireling his day.
Interlinear
Chadal
Ratsah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 14:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Continues To Argue His Case With God
5
“Since his days are determined,
The number of his months is with You [in Your control],
And You have made his limits so he cannot pass [his allotted time].
“[O God] turn your gaze from him so that he may rest,
Until he fulfills his day [on earth] like a hired man.
“For there is hope for a tree,
If it is cut down, that it will sprout again,
And that the shoots of it will not cease nor fail, [but there is no such hope for man].
Names
Cross References
Job 7:19
“Will You never turn Your gaze away from me [it plagues me],
Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?
Psalm 39:13
“O look away from me, that I may smile and again know joy
Before I depart and am no more.”
Job 7:1-2
And are not his days like the days of a hired man?
Job 7:16
“I waste away and loathe my life; I will not live forever.
Let me alone, for my days are but a breath [futile and without substance].
Job 10:20
“Would He not let my few days alone,
Withdraw from me that I may have a little cheer
Matthew 20:1-8