1 The life of man upon earth is a warfare, and his days are like the days of a hireling.
2 As a servant longeth for the shade, as the hireling looketh for the end of his work;
3 So I also have had empty months, and have numbered to myself wearisome nights.
4 If I lie down to sleep, I shall say: When shall arise? and again I shall look for the evening, and shall be filled with sorrows even till darkness.
5 My flesh is clothed with rottenness and the filth of dust, my skin is withered and drawn together.
6 My days have passed more swiftly than the web is cut by the weaver, and are consumed without any hope.
7 Remember that my life is but wind, and my eyes shall not return to see good things.
8 Nor shall the sight of man behold me: thy eyes are upon me, and I shall be no more.
9 As a cloud is consumed, and passeth away: so he that shall go down to hell shall not come up.
10 Nor shall he return my more into his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
11 Wherefore I will not spare my month, I will speak in the affliction of my spirit: I will talk with the bitterness of my soul.
12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou hast enclosed me in a prison?
13 If I say: My bed shall comfort me, and I shall be relieved speaking with myself on my couch:
14 Thou wilt frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions.
15 So that my soul rather chooseth hanging, and my bones death.
16 I have done with hope, I shall now live no longer: spare me, for my days are nothing.
17 What is a man that thou shouldst magnify him? or why dost thou set thy heart upon him?
18 Thou visitest him early in the morning, and thou provest him suddenly.
19 How long wilt thou not spare me, nor suffer me to swallow down my spittle?
20 I have sinned: what shall I do to thee, O keeper of men? why hast thou set me opposite to thee, and I am become burdensome to myself?
21 Why dost thou not remove my sin, and why dost thou not take away my iniquity? Behold now I shall sleep in the dust: and if thou seek me in the morning, I shall not be.
Versículos relacionados com Job, 7:
Job 7 is a chapter in which Job continues to regret his situation, expressing his despair at the physical and emotional pain he is facing. He questions the reason for his existence and asks God to leave him alone. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Psalm 6:6: "I'm tired of moaning so much; every night I swim my bed in tears; I dawn my bed." This verse talks about the emotional and physical tiredness that Job is feeling, with his tears flooding his bed every night.
Psalm 13:2: "How long, Lord? You forget me forever? Like Job, the psalmist feels forgotten by God and wonders how long he will still have to endure the pain.
Psalm 22:1-2: "God, my, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you away from helping me and the words of my sick? I have no peace. " This psalm begins with a cry of despair and abandonment, which reflects the pain and loneliness that Job is experiencing.
Psalm 38:6: "I'm curved, I'm very shrewd, I'm sorry for all day." This verse describes Job's physical condition, which is curved and deducted from pain.
Psalm 88:14: "Why do Lord reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?" The psalmist feels abandoned by God and questions why God is hiding his face. This feeling is shared by Job, who feels that God rejected and abandoned him.
Luvut: