He turneth his speech to God, as appears from Job 7:8,Job 7:12,Job 7:14. Wind, i.e. vain, Isaiah 47:13; Hosea 8:7; quickly passing away, so as never to come again, as is said, Psalms 78:39. See good, i.e. enjoy (for so seeing is sometimes used, as Psalms 34:12; Jeremiah 17:6) good, to wit, in this world, as my friends flatter me. Compare Job 14:12; Job 19:26,Job 19:27. read more
CONTINUATION OF JOB’S SPEECHJob ceases to altercate with Eliphaz and to defend himself. Resumes his complaints, and ends by addressing himself to God.I. Complains of the general lot of humanity (Job 7:1)“Is there not an appointed time (margin, a warfare,’ or war-service) to man (properly, to wretched man, Heb., ‘Enosh,’—man viewed as fallen, and therefore miserable) upon earth? Are not his days also as the days of an hireling?” Wishes to show—(1) His desire for death excusable; (2) Suffering... read more
Chapter 7Is there not an appointed time to man upon the earth? are not his days also like the days of a hireling? As a servant earnestly desires the shadow ( Job 7:1-2 ),That is, the shadow of the clock going down so that the shadow disappears. The servant waits for that because he has rest in the evening.and as the hireling looks for the reward of his work: So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me. When I lie down, I say, When will I arise, and when... read more
Job 7:1 . Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? הלא צבא hela zaba, Nonne militia est homini super terra, et sicut dies mercenarii dies ejus? “Is not the life of man a warfare upon the earth; and his days as a mercenary;” hired for the campaign? N’ y a-t-il pas un train de guerre ordonne aux mortels sur la terre? Is there not a train of warfare ordained to mortals on the earth? Then Job wisely contends, that as afflictions are the common lot of man, his friends ought not... read more
Job 7:7 O remember that my life [is] wind: mine eye shall no more see good. Ver. 7. O remember that my life is wind ] Before, swifter or lighter than a weaver’s shuttle (or than a sword or speech, as the Septuagint there render it, ελαφροτερος λαλιας ), now my life is a wind, or as a wind (so the Chaldee paraphraseth), that speedily passeth away, and returneth not. So St James, "What is your life?" saith he; "it is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away,"... read more
remember: Job 10:9, Genesis 42:36, Nehemiah 1:8, Psalms 74:18, Psalms 74:22, Psalms 89:47, Psalms 89:50, Jeremiah 15:15 my life: Psalms 78:39, James 4:14 no more see: Heb. not return to see, that is, to enjoy, Job 10:21, Job 10:22 Reciprocal: Job 9:25 - swifter Job 10:20 - my days few Job 14:10 - where is he Job 33:22 - his soul Psalms 34:12 - that he Psalms 119:49 - Remember Ecclesiastes 6:6 - yet Ecclesiastes 8:13 - as a Isaiah 38:10 - General Isaiah 38:12 - is removed Lamentations 3:17... read more
O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.O — He turns his speech to God. Perhaps observing, that his friends grew weary of hearing it. If men will not hear us, God will: if men cannot help us, he can: for his arm is not shortened, neither is his ear heavy. read more
b. Job turns supplicatingly to God that he may remember him, the incumbent of so miserable an estate, lest the opportunity to help should soon and forever evanish, Job 7:7-11. 7. No more see good Literally, not return to see good; that is, in this world. “To see” is used in the sense of enjoy. read more
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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Job 7:1-10
Job 7:1-2 Samuel : . Job complains of the misery of his life and destiny. How is it that Job does not go on to maintain his innocence? Instead of this he proceeds to show how dreadfully he suffers, and to accuse God of cruelty ( Job 7:11 f.). The point is that he cannot think of his suffering without viewing it as a ground against God. The ideas of Eliphaz about suffering being due to sin make no impression on him: moreover he feels that, if he had sinned, that would give God no reason to... read more