CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Job 7:2 Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/job/7-2.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/17/18_Job_07_02.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Job 7:2 - Job Continues: Life Seems Futile" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/job/7-2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/job/7-2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/job/">Job</a> > <a href="/job/7.htm">Chapter 7</a> > Verse 2</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad2.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/job/7-1.htm" title="Job 7:1">◄</a> Job 7:2 <a href="/job/7-3.htm" title="Job 7:3">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/job/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Like a slave longing for the evening shadows, or a hired laborer waiting to be paid,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />like a worker who longs for the shade, like a servant waiting to be paid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hired hand who looks for his wages,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for <i>the reward of</i> his work:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“As a slave pants for the shade, And as a hired worker who eagerly waits for his wages,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly hopes for his wages,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“As a slave earnestly longs for the shade, And as a hired man eagerly awaits his wages,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hired worker he waits for his pay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hired man he waits for his pay. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We are slaves in search of shade; we are laborers longing for our wages. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling that looketh for his wages:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Like a slave, he longs for shade. Like a hired hand, he eagerly looks for his pay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />like a slave longing for cool shade; like a worker waiting to be paid. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'm like a servant who longs for the shade, like a hired laborer who is looking for his wages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Like a servant longing for the evening shadow, and like a hired man looking for his wages, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as a hireling looketh for the reward of his work;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As a servant desires the shadow, "" And as a hired worker expects his wage,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As a servant desireth the shadow, And as a hireling expecteth his wage,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As the servant will gape for the shadow, and as the hireling will wait for his work:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As a servant longeth for the shade, as the hireling looketh for the end of his work; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Just as a servant desires the shade, and just as the hired hand looks forward to the end of his work,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Like a slave who longs for the shade, a hireling who waits for wages, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like laborers who look for their wages,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />As a servant who eagerly longs for eventide, and as a hireling who looks to complete his job;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And like a Servant who waits for the shade, and like a hired man who waits to finish his work<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As a servant that eagerly longeth for the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Or as a servant that fears his master, and one who has grasped a shadow? or as a hireling waiting for his pay?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/7-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1018" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/7.htm">Job Continues: Life Seems Futile</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand? <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: kə·‘e·ḇeḏ (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Like a slave</a> <a href="/hebrew/7602.htm" title="7602: yiš·’ap̄- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten.">he longs for</a> <a href="/hebrew/6738.htm" title="6738: ṣêl (N-ms) -- A shadow. From tsalal; shade, whether literal or figurative.">shade;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7916.htm" title="7916: ū·ḵə·śā·ḵîr (Conj-w, Prep-k:: Adj-ms) -- Hired. From sakar; a man at wages by the day or year.">like a hireling</a> <a href="/hebrew/6960.htm" title="6960: yə·qaw·weh (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To bind together, collect, to expect. A primitive root; to bind together, i.e. Collect; to expect.">he waits for</a> <a href="/hebrew/6467.htm" title="6467: p̄ā·‘o·lōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Doing, deed, work. From pa'al; an act or work.">his wages.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19-23</a></span><br />The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. / For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a></span><br />But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-36.htm">Hebrews 10:36</a></span><br />You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-5.htm">Psalm 130:5-6</a></span><br />I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope. / My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-25.htm">Lamentations 3:25-26</a></span><br />The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. / It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Romans 5:3-4</a></span><br />Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; / perseverance, character; and character, hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17-18</a></span><br />For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-9.htm">Galatians 6:9</a></span><br />Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Isaiah 30:18</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-7.htm">Psalm 37:7</a></span><br />Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6-7</a></span><br />In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials / so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-5.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:5</a></span><br />May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-1.htm">Psalm 62:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him. / He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-8.htm">Isaiah 26:8</a></span><br />Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As a servant earnestly desires the shadow, and as an hireling looks for the reward of his work:</p><p class="hdg">ernestly desireth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-131.htm">Psalm 119:131</a></b></br> I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-6.htm">Psalm 143:6</a></b></br> I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul <i>thirsteth</i> after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.</p><p class="hdg">the shadow.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">Jeremiah 6:4</a></b></br> Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.</p><p class="hdg">as an hireling.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-13.htm">Leviticus 19:13</a></b></br> Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob <i>him</i>: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/24-15.htm">Deuteronomy 24:15</a></b></br> At his day thou shalt give <i>him</i> his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he <i>is</i> poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a></b></br> And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in <i>his</i> wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger <i>from his right</i>, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/3-19.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/esther/6-7.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-37.htm">Desireth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-10.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-15.htm">Eagerly</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-20.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/job/4-20.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/luke/12-46.htm">Expecteth</a> <a href="/job/7-1.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/job/7-1.htm">Hireling</a> <a href="/job/6-8.htm">Longing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-3.htm">Looks</a> <a href="/daniel/3-27.htm">Pants</a> <a href="/job/7-1.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/job/6-22.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/job/7-1.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/job/3-5.htm">Shades</a> <a href="/job/3-5.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/judges/9-36.htm">Shadows</a> <a href="/job/3-19.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-13.htm">Wage</a> <a href="/ruth/2-12.htm">Wages</a> <a href="/james/5-7.htm">Waits</a> <a href="/job/1-11.htm">Work</a> <a href="/exodus/39-8.htm">Workman</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/31-13.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/job/17-11.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/job/23-13.htm">Desireth</a> <a href="/job/9-3.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/psalms/5-3.htm">Eagerly</a> <a href="/job/8-5.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/job/7-4.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/matthew/24-50.htm">Expecteth</a> <a href="/job/14-6.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/job/14-6.htm">Hireling</a> <a href="/psalms/38-9.htm">Longing</a> <a href="/job/8-17.htm">Looks</a> <a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Pants</a> <a href="/job/28-15.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/job/8-6.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/job/14-6.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/job/8-9.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/job/10-21.htm">Shades</a> <a href="/job/8-9.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/job/12-22.htm">Shadows</a> <a href="/job/41-4.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/psalms/55-18.htm">Wage</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-16.htm">Wages</a> <a href="/job/24-15.htm">Waits</a> <a href="/job/10-3.htm">Work</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-30.htm">Workman</a><div class="vheading2">Job 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/7-1.htm">Job excuses his desire of death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/7-12.htm">He complains of his own restlessness, and reasons with God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Like a slave he longs for shade;</b><br>In the ancient Near Eastern context, slavery was a common institution, and slaves often endured harsh conditions, including intense labor under the sun. The longing for shade symbolizes a desire for relief and rest from suffering. This imagery reflects Job's deep yearning for respite from his afflictions. Biblically, shade is often associated with protection and comfort, as seen in <a href="/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5</a>, where God is described as a protective shade. This phrase highlights the intensity of Job's suffering and his desperate need for divine intervention.<p><b>like a hireling he waits for his wages.</b><br>A hireling, or hired worker, in biblical times was someone who worked for a daily wage, often under difficult conditions. The anticipation of wages represents the hope for reward or relief after toil. This reflects Job's expectation for an end to his suffering and a just recompense for his faithfulness. The concept of waiting for wages can be connected to the New Testament teaching in <a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</a>, where believers are encouraged to be patient for the Lord's coming, much like a farmer waits for the harvest. This phrase underscores the theme of endurance and the hope for eventual justice and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering. His account is set in the land of Uz.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/slaves_and_hired_men.htm">Slaves and Hired Men</a></b><br>These are the individuals Job compares himself to in this verse. In ancient times, slaves and hired men often faced harsh conditions and longed for relief and reward.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often thought to be located in the region of Edom or northern Arabia. It serves as the backdrop for Job's trials and dialogues.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_human_suffering.htm">The Reality of Human Suffering</a></b><br>Job's comparison to a slave and a hired man highlights the universal experience of suffering and the longing for relief. It reminds us that suffering is a part of the human condition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_for_rest_and_reward.htm">The Hope for Rest and Reward</a></b><br>Just as the hired man waits for his wages, believers are encouraged to look forward to the eternal rest and reward promised by God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_trials.htm">Endurance in Trials</a></b><br>Job's perseverance amidst his trials serves as an example for us to endure our own hardships with faith and patience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_perspective.htm">The Importance of Perspective</a></b><br>Understanding our temporary struggles in light of eternal promises can provide comfort and strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_the_oppressed.htm">Compassion for the Oppressed</a></b><br>Recognizing the plight of those who suffer, like slaves and hired men, should inspire us to act with compassion and justice in our communities.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As a servant</span> (or, <span class="accented">a slave</span>) panteth for the shadow; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> longs for the shades of evening to descend and bring the day to a close. The slavery of Job's time was probably not unlike that of captive races in Egypt, so graphically portrayed in the early chapters of Exodus. The captive, working from morning to night at exhausting labour, would long intensely for the night to arrive, when his toil would come to an end. The inference is not drawn, but clearly is - so Job may be excused if he longs for death, now that he has reached old age, and that the work of his life is manifestly ended<span class="cmt_word">. And as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work</span>; rather, <span class="accented">for his wages.</span> The word used (<span class="hebrew">פעל</span>) has the two meanings of "work" and "the wages of work" (see <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/7-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Like a slave</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּעֶ֥בֶד</span> <span class="translit">(kə·‘e·ḇeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he longs for</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁאַף־</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·’ap̄-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7602.htm">Strong's 7602: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inhale eagerly, to cover, to be angry, to hasten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shade;</span><br /><span class="heb">צֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(ṣêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6738.htm">Strong's 6738: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shadow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a hired man</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·śā·ḵîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7916.htm">Strong's 7916: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man at wages</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he waits for</span><br /><span class="heb">יְקַוֶּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·qaw·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6960.htm">Strong's 6960: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bind together, collect, to expect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his wages.</span><br /><span class="heb">פָעֳלֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·‘o·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6467.htm">Strong's 6467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Doing, deed, work</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/7-2.htm">Job 7:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/7-2.htm">Job 7:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/7-2.htm">Job 7:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/7-2.htm">Job 7:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/7-2.htm">Job 7:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/7-2.htm">Job 7:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/7-2.htm">Job 7:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/7-2.htm">Job 7:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/7-2.htm">Job 7:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/7-2.htm">Job 7:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/7-2.htm">OT Poetry: Job 7:2 As a servant who earnestly desires (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/7-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 7:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 7:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/7-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 7:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 7:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>