Job

Job 7 ©

1 Job excuseth his desire of death by representing the extreme restlessness of his condition: 17 he expostulateth with God for so severely visiting him.

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IS athere not 1an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also blike the days of an hireling?

a ch. 14.5,14. Ps. 39.4. Ec. 3.1,2.
b ch. 14.6. Is. 16.14; 21.16. Ge. 47.9.
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As a servant earnestly 2desireth cthe shadow, and as an hireling dlooketh for the reward of his work:

c ch. 14.6. Is. 16.3; 25.4,5; 32.2. Ca. 1.7.
d Le. 19.13. De. 24.15. Mat. 20.1,2,8.
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So am I made to possess emonths of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

e Ps. 39.5. ch. 29.2; 14.1. Ec. 1.14. Ge. 31.40; 47.9.
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fWhen I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and 3the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

f De. 28.67. Ps. 6.6; 77.2-4. ch. 17.12.
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gMy flesh is clothed with hworms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.

g ch. 17.14; 19.26.
h ch. 2.7.
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iMy days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent jwithout hope.

i ch. 9.25; 16.22; 17.11. Ps. 90.6; 102.11; 103.15; 144.4. Is. 38.12; 40.6. Ja. 4.14; 1.11.
j ch. 6.11,12; 19.10; 5.16,24.
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O remember that my life is kwind: lmine eye 4shall no more 5see good.

k Ps. 78.39; 89.47. Ja. 4.14; 1.11.
l Ge. 42.36.
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The eye of him that hath seen me shall see mme no more : nthine eyes are upon me, and 6I am not.

m ch. 20.9. Ec. 1.4,5. Ps. 37.36.
n Ps. 80.16; 39.11. Eze. 14.8.
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As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: oso he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

o Ps. 103.16; 39.13. ch. 14.10; 16.22. 2Sa. 12.23; 14.14. Is. 38.11.
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He pshall return no more to his house, qneither shall his place know him any more.

p Ec. 12.5. ch. 8.18; 20.9. Ps. 37.36; 49.12,14.
q Ps. 103.16.
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Therefore I rwill not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will scomplain in the bitterness of my soul.

r Ps. 39.3,9; 32.3. ch. 10; 16.6; 21.3; 23.2.
s Ps. 77.3.
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tAm I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

t ch. 6.12. La. 3.7.
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When I say, uMy bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

u ch. 9.27,28. Ps. 41.3.
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Then thou vscarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:

v De. 28.34. Ps. 88.16. Mat. 27.19.
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So that my soul wchooseth strangling, and death rather than my 7life.

w ch. 10.1; 6.9. 1Ki. 19.4. Jonah 4.3,8. Re. 9.6. Ge. 27.46.
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I loathe it; I would not live alway: xlet me alone; for my days are yvanity.

x ch. 10.1,20; 14.6. Ps. 39.10,13; 89.47,48.
y Ps. 62.9.
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zWhat is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

z Ps. 8.4; 144.3. He. 2.6. 1Sa. 24.14. Ru. 2.10. 2Sa. 7.18.
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And that thou shouldest avisit him bevery morning, and ctry him every moment?

a Ps. 106.4; 80.14. Ex. 20.5.
b Is. 33.2. La. 3.23.
c Je. 9.7. Zec. 13.9. Da. 12.10. 1Pe. 1.7; 4.12.
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dHow long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

d Ps. 39.10; 13.1-3; 80.4. ch. 9.18.
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I ehave sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? fwhy hast thou set me as a gmark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

e 2Sa. 24.10. Ps. 32.5. Je. 3.13,21. Is. 64.6.
f Ps. 21.12. ch. 6.12. La. 3.12. v.12,14-16.
g ch. 16.12.
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And hwhy dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away imine iniquity? for now shall I jsleep in the dust; and kthou shalt seek me in the morning, but I lshall not be.

h Is. 1.18. Ex. 34.9. Nu. 14.19. Ps. 25.11; 130.3,4.
i Mi. 7.18,19. 1Jn. 1.9.
j Is. 26.19,20. Da. 12.2. Re. 14.13.
k v.10. ch. 8.5; 24.5.
l Ps. 103.15.