Job 7:2
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
As a seruant †earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his worke:
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. gapeth after.
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- Leviticus 19:13Rank 1 from verse 2
- Deuteronomy 24:15Rank 2 from verse 2
15At 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.
15At his day *thou shalt giue him his hire, neither shall the Sun goe downe vpon it, for he is poore, and †setteth his heart vpon it, lest hee crie against thee vnto the LORD, and it bee sinne vnto thee.
4Behold, 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.
4Beholde, the hire of the labourers which haue reaped downe your fieldes, which is of you kept backe by fraud, cryeth: and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lord of Sabaoth.
- Malachi 3:5Rank 4 from verse 2
5And 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.
5‖And I will come neere to you to iudgement, and I will bee a swift witnesse against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppresse the hireling in his wages, the widowe, and the fatherlesse, and that turne aside the stranger from his right, and feare not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Jeremiah 6:4Rank 5 from verse 2
4Prepare 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.
4Prepare yee warre against her: arise, and let vs goe vp at noone: woe vnto vs, for the day goeth away, for the shadowes of the euening are stretched out.
- Psalms 119:131Rank 6 from verse 2
- Psalms 143:6Rank 7 from verse 2
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Job 7:2
One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.
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Seriously, eagerly, sincerely, or with intense effort.
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1. A darkened shape or shade cast by intercepted light. 2. Shelter or protection. 3. A fleeting trace or likeness. 4. A preliminary outline, type, or representation of a fuller reality.
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A person who works for wages; one whose service is governed chiefly by pay.
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Third-person singular present form of look, meaning to direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: A benefit, payment, honour, punishment, or recompense given or received. Sense 2: As a verb, to give such a return.
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Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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1IS there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
1¶ Is there not ‖an appointed time to man vpon earth? are not his dayes also like the dayes of an hireling?
2As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
2As a seruant †earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his worke:
Selected passage3So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
3So am I made to possesse moneths of vanitie, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.