look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.
Parallel translations
- WEB Look away from him, that he may rest, until he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
- KJV Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
- NKJV Look away from him that he may rest, Till like a hired man he finishes his day.
- NASB “Look away from him so that he may rest, Until he fulfills his day like a hired worker.
- NLT So leave us alone and let us rest! We are like hired hands, so let us finish our work in peace.
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Quick answer
Job asks God to give frail man some rest in his brief life. He pleads for relief like a hired worker awaiting day's end.
Overview
Job requests that God look away so that man may rest until he finishes his day like a hireling. He longs for respite within the appointed span of life. The image of a laborer awaiting the close of his shift conveys both life's toil and the rest the weary soul desires, a rest ultimately found in God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Job 7:19Will You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle?
- Ps 39:13Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more.”
- Job 7:1–2“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
- Job 10:20Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort,
- Job 7:16I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
- Matt 20:1–8“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
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