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Job 14:6-13

King James Version (KJV)

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6. Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day. 7. For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. 8. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; 9. [Yet] through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. 10. But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where [is] he? 11. [As] the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: 12. So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. 13. O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

Job 14:6-13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 14:6

Theological / Devotional

Turn from him. Job pleads with God to cease watching him so closely, that he may have a brief respite before departing from the earth. Rest. Literally, “cease.” The idea is not that of rest, but of having God cease to afflict him. Job wished that God would leave him alone (Job 10:20). Hireling. The hireling’s real enjoyment of his day comes when the shadow of evening brings with it the rest that he covets and the wages he has earned. In like manner, Job desires for himself the satisfaction that the end of his toil and sorrow will bring.

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