Job 7
1“Do not mortals have hard service on earth?Are not their days like those of hired laborers? 2Like a slave longing for the evening shadows,or a hired laborer waiting to be paid, 3so I have been allotted months of futility,and nights of misery have been assigned to me. 4When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up?’The night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn. 5My body is clothed with worms and scabs,my skin is broken and festering. 6“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,and they come to an end without hope. 7Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath;my eyes will never see happiness again. 8The eye that now sees me will see me no longer;you will look for me, but I will be no more. 9As a cloud vanishes and is gone,so one who goes down to the grave does not return. 10He will never come to his house again;his place will know him no more. 11“Therefore I will not keep silent;I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit,I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. 12Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep,that you put me under guard? 13When I think my bed will comfort meand my couch will ease my complaint, 14even then you frighten me with dreamsand terrify me with visions, 15so that I prefer strangling and death,rather than this body of mine. 16I despise my life; I would not live forever.Let me alone; my days have no meaning. 17“What is mankind that you make so much of them,that you give them so much attention, 18that you examine them every morningand test them every moment? 19Will you never look away from me,or let me alone even for an instant? 20If I have sinned, what have I done to you,you who see everything we do?Why have you made me your target?Have I become a burden to you? 21Why do you not pardon my offensesand forgive my sins?For I will soon lie down in the dust;you will search for me, but I will be no more.”
Study Context for Job 7
As you study Job 7, keep in mind the overarching themes of this old testament book: Suffering, Sovereignty, Trust. Observe how the specific events or teachings in this chapter contribute to the book's broader message.
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Observation: What does Job 7 reveal about the character and nature of God? What does it reveal about humanity?
Application: How does the truth presented in this chapter change how you should live, think, or pray today?
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