King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for [the reward of] his work:
Complete Jewish Bible:
like a slave longing for shade, like a worker thinking only of his wages.
Berean Standard Bible:
Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.
American Standard Version:
As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
As a servant{H5650} earnestly desireth{H7602} the shadow{H6738}, and as an hireling{H7916} looketh{H6960} for the reward of his work{H6467}:
Cross-References (KJV):
Leviticus 19:13
- Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob [him]: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
Deuteronomy 24:15
- At his day thou shalt give [him] his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he [is] poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
James 5:4
- Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
Malachi 3:5
- 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 [his] wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger [from his right], and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
Jeremiah 6:4
- 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.
Psalms 143:6
- I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
Psalms 119:131
- ¶ I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
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Commentary for Job 7:2
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H5650
There are 714 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֶבֶד
Transliteration: ʻebed
Pronunciation: eh'-bed
Description: from עָבַד; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant. - Strong's Number: H7602
There are 14 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁאַף
Transliteration: shâʼaph
Pronunciation: shaw-af'
Description: a primitive root; to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten; desire (earnestly), devour, haste, pant, snuff up, swallow up. - Strong's Number: H6738
There are 47 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: צֵל
Transliteration: tsêl
Pronunciation: tsale
Description: from צָלַל; shade, whether literal or figurative; defence, shade(-ow). - Strong's Number: H7916
There are 17 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׂכִיר
Transliteration: sâkîyr
Pronunciation: saw-keer'
Description: from שָׂכַר; a man at wages by the day or year; hired (man, servant), hireling. - Strong's Number: H6960
There are 45 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קָוָה
Transliteration: qâvâh
Pronunciation: kaw-vaw'
Description: a primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect; gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon). - Strong's Number: H6467
There are 38 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פֹּעַל
Transliteration: pôʻal
Pronunciation: po'-al
Description: from פָּעַל; an act or work (concretely); act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.