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Job 7:3 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" so I am made to possess months of misery, wearisome nights are appointed to me. "
Job 7:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
1 “Isn’t a man forced to labor on earth? Aren’t his days like the days of a hired hand?
2 As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,
3 so I am made to possess months of misery, wearisome nights are appointed to me.
4 When I lie down, I say, ‘When will I arise, and the night be gone?’ I toss and turn until the dawning of the day.
5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust. My skin closes up, and breaks out afresh.
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Job 7:1
"“Isn’t a man forced to labor on earth? Aren’t his days like the days of a hired hand?"
Job 7:2
"As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,"
Job 7:4
"When I lie down, I say, ‘When will I arise, and the night be gone?’ I toss and turn until the dawning of the day."
Job 7:5
"My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust. My skin closes up, and breaks out afresh."
Job 7:6
"My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope."
Job 7:7
"Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye will no more see good."
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