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Job 7 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Job’s Life Seems Futile

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“Is not man forced to labor on earth?

And are not his days like the days of a hired man?

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“As a slave earnestly longs for the shade,

And as a hired man eagerly awaits his wages,

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So am I allotted months of futility and suffering,

And [long] nights of trouble and misery are appointed to me.

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“When I lie down I say,

‘When shall I arise [and the night be gone]?’

But the night continues,

And I am continually tossing until the dawning of day.

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“My body is clothed with worms and a crust of dust;

My skin is hardened [and broken and loathsome], and [breaks out and] runs.

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“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,

And are spent without hope.

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“Remember that my life is but breath [a puff of wind, a sigh];

My eye will not see good again.

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“The eye of him who sees me [now] will see me no more;

Your eyes will be upon me, but I will not be.

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“As a cloud vanishes and is gone,

So he who goes down to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) does not come up.

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“He will not return again to his house,

Nor will his place know about him anymore.

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“Therefore I will not restrain my mouth;

I will speak in the anguish of my spirit,

I will complain in the bitterness of my soul [O Lord].

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“Am I the sea, or the sea monster,

That You set a guard over me?

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“When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,

My couch will ease my complaint,’

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Then You frighten me with dreams

And terrify me through visions,

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So that I would choose suffocation,

Death rather than my [fn]pain.

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“I waste away and loathe my life; I will not live forever.

Let me alone, for my days are but a breath [futile and without substance].

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“What is man that You [should] magnify him [and think him important]?

And that You are concerned about him?

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“And that You examine him every morning

And try and test him every moment?

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“Will You never turn Your gaze away from me [it plagues me],

Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?

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“If I have sinned, what [harm] have I done to You,

O Watcher of mankind?

Why have You set me as a target for You,

So that I am a burden to myself?

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“Why then do You not pardon my transgression

And take away my sin and guilt?

For now I will lie down in the dust;

And You will seek me [diligently], but I will not be.”

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Job Chapter 7 — Additional Translations:

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