# Job 07 đ: Job Complains of His Misery
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đ Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#đ§ Chapter Summary]]
> [[#âď¸ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#đ Key Principles / đ Life Application]]
> [[#đŹ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#âď¸ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đ Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#đ Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đ Internal Notes]]
## đ Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### The Brevity of Life
[[#Verse 01.]] âDoes not humanity have hard service on earth?
Are not their days also like the days of a hired man?
[[#Verse 02.]] Like a servant longing for the evening shadow,
and like a hired man looking for his wages,
[[#Verse 03.]] thus I have been made to inherit
months of futility,
and nights of sorrow
have been appointed to me.
[[#Verse 04.]] If I lie down, I say, âWhen will I arise?â
And the night stretches on
and I toss and turn restlessly
until the day dawns.
[[#Verse 05.]] My body is clothed with worms and dirty scabs;
my skin is broken and festering.
[[#Verse 06.]] My days are swifter than a weaverâs shuttle
and they come to an end without hope.
[[#Verse 07.]] Remember that my life is but a breath,
that my eyes will never again see happiness.
[[#Verse 08.]]Â The eye of him who sees me now will see me no more;
your eyes will look for me, but I will be gone.
[[#Verse 09.]] As a cloud is dispersed and then disappears,
so the one who goes down to the grave
does not come up again.
[[#Verse 10.]]Â He returns no more to his house,
nor does his place of residence know him anymore.
### Job Remonstrates with God
[[#Verse 11.]] âTherefore, I will not refrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
[[#Verse 12.]]Â Am I the sea, or the creature of the deep,
that you must put me under guard?
[[#Verse 13.]] If I say, âMy bed will comfort me,
my couch will ease my complaint,â
[[#Verse 14.]] then you scare me with dreams
and terrify me with visions,
[[#Verse 15.]] so that I would prefer strangling,
and death more than life.
[[#Verse 16.]] I loathe it; I do not want to live forever;
leave me alone, for my days are a vapor!
### Insignificance of Humans
[[#Verse 17.]] âWhat is mankind that you make so much of them,
and that you pay attention to them?
[[#Verse 18.]] And that you visit them every morning,
and try them every moment?
[[#Verse 19.]] Will you never look away from me,
will you not let me alone
long enough to swallow my spittle?
[[#Verse 20.]] If I have sinnedâwhat have I done to you,
O watcher of men?
Why have you set me as your target?
Have I become a burden to you?
[[#Verse 21.]]Â And why do you not pardon my transgression,
and take away my iniquity?
For now I will lie down in the dust,
and you will seek me diligently,
but I will be gone.â
## đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. In chapter 7, Job turns from speaking to his friends to speaking directly to God.
2. A weaver's shuttle (7:6) moves quickly back and forth across the loom, an image of fleeting days.
3. Job calls his life a breath (7:7), similar to the word "vapor" in Ecclesiastes.
4. Job asks if he is the sea or a sea monster (7:12), using names linked with chaos in ancient poetry.
5. Job's description of nightly suffering (7:4, 7:13-14) suggests his illness kept him from sleep.
6. Job says he would prefer strangling and death (7:15), showing the depth of his despair.
7. Job 7:17 echoes Psalm 8:4, but Job turns David's praise into a complaint.
8. Job asks God to look away long enough for him to swallow his spit (7:19), an idiom for a brief moment.
9. Job calls God a "watcher of men" (7:20).
10. Job ends by saying God will search for him, but he will be gone (7:21).
## đ§ Chapter Summary
> [!note] đą Still growing. This section is on its way.
## âď¸ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the Son of Man whom God remembers. Job twists the words of Psalm 8, asking why God pays attention to people (7:17-18), and Hebrews shows the answer in Jesus, crowned with glory because He tasted death for everyone (Hebrews 2:6-9).
## đ Key Principles / đ Life Application
> [!note] đą Still growing. This section is on its way.
## đŹ Discussion Questions
1. Job compares his life to hard labor and a weaver's shuttle (7:1-6). How do these images capture what suffering feels like?
2. Job says he will not restrain his mouth (7:11). Is it right to bring our complaints to God?
3. Job asks why God pays so much attention to people (7:17-18). How does the gospel answer that question?
## âď¸ Key Verses to Remember
- đ verses 1-2: Human life is like hard service and the life of a hired worker.
- đ verse 6: Job's days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle.
- đ verses 17-18: Job asks why God makes so much of people and examines them every morning.
## đ Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đ [[Psalm 08#Verse 03.|Psalm 8:3-6]] - What are human beings that You think of them?
- đ [[Hebrews 02#Verse 06.|Hebrews 2:6-9]] - Jesus, crowned with glory and honor.
- đ [[Psalm 39#Verse 04.|Psalm 39:4-5]] - Life is but a breath.
- đ [[James 04#Verse 14.|James 4:14]] - Our life is a vapor.
- đ [[Psalm 139#Verse 01.|Psalm 139:1-4]] - The Lord searches and knows us.
## đ Devotional Reflection
đ SOAP: [[Job 07 - SOAP|Why Does God Care?]]
## đ Internal Notes