TheWay BibleJob 7:2 KJV
Job · chapter 7 · verse 2
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:Job 7:2 · King James Version
Job 7:2 in context
1Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
2As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
3So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
4When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- desirethshâʼaphto inhale eagerlyH7602 →
- hirelingsâkîyra man at wages by the day or yearH7916 →
- servantʻebeda servantH5650 →
- lookethqâvâhto bind togetherH6960 →
- shadowtsêlshade, whether literal or figurativeH6738 →
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Job is here excusing what he could not justify, even his inordinate desire of death. Why should he not wish for the termination of life, which would be the termination of his miseries? To enforce this reason he argues, I. From the general condition of man upon earth (Job 7:1): "He is of few days, and full of trouble.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6