Parallel Verses
Amplified
“As a slave earnestly longs for the shade,
And as a hired man eagerly awaits his wages,
New American Standard Bible
And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,
King James Version
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
Holman Bible
like a hired man he waits for his pay.
International Standard Version
I'm like a servant who longs for the shade, like a hired laborer who is looking for his wages.
A Conservative Version
As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, and as a hireling who looks for his wages,
American Standard Version
As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:
Bible in Basic English
As a servant desiring the shades of evening, and a workman looking for his payment:
Darby Translation
As a bondman earnestly desireth the shadow, and a hireling expecteth his wages,
Julia Smith Translation
As the servant will gape for the shadow, and as the hireling will wait for his work:
King James 2000
As a servant earnestly desires the shadow, and as a hireling looks for the reward of his work:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Like a slave he longs for [the] shadow, and like a laborer he waits for his wages.
Modern King James verseion
As a servant earnestly desires the shadow, and as a hireling looks for his wages,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For like as a bond servant desireth the shadow, and as a hireling would fain have an end of his work:
NET Bible
Like a servant longing for the evening shadow, and like a hired man looking for his wages,
New Heart English Bible
As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,
The Emphasized Bible
As, a bondman, panteth for the shadow, and as, a hireling, longeth for his wage,
Webster
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as a hireling looketh for the reward of his work;
World English Bible
As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,
Youngs Literal Translation
As a servant desireth the shadow, And as a hireling expecteth his wage,
Themes
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 7:2
Prayers for Job 7:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Second Speech: A Response To Eliphaz
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And are not his days like the days of a hired man?
“As a slave earnestly longs for the shade,
And as a hired man eagerly awaits his wages,
So am I allotted months of futility and suffering,
And [long] nights of trouble and misery are appointed to me.
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Cross References
Leviticus 19:13
‘You shall not oppress or exploit your neighbor, nor rob him. You shall not withhold the wages of a hired man overnight until morning.
Jeremiah 6:4
“[They shout], ‘Prepare for war against her;
Arise, let us [take her by surprise and] attack her at noon.
But alas, the daylight pales,
The evening shadows grow long.
Deuteronomy 24:15
You shall give him his wages on the day that he earns them before the sun sets—for he is poor and is
Psalm 119:131
I opened my mouth and panted [with anticipation],
Because I longed for Your commandments.
Psalm 143:6
I reach out my hands to You;
My throat thirsts for You, as a parched land [thirsts for water]. Selah.
Malachi 3:5
“Then I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, against adulterers, against perjurers, and against those who oppress the laborer in his wages and widows and the fatherless, and against those who turn away the alien [from his right], and those who do not fear Me [with awe-filled reverence],” says the Lord of hosts.
James 5:4
Look! The wages that you have [fraudulently] withheld from the laborers who have mowed your fields are crying out [against you for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of