Job 7:6

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 7:1-6

Job is here excusing what he could not justify, even his inordinate desire of death. Why should he not wish for the termination of life, which would be the termination of his miseries? To enforce this reason he argues, I. From the general condition of man upon earth (Job 7:1): ?He is of few days, and full of trouble. Every man must die shortly, and every man has some reason (more or less) to desire to die shortly; and therefore why should you impute it to me as so heinous a crime that I wish... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 7:6

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle ,.... Which moves very swiftly, being thrown quick and fast to and fro; some versions render it "a racer" F2 δρομεως , Aquila, Symmachus, Theodotion in Drusius. one that runs a race on foot, or rides on horseback, agreeably to Job 9:25 ; where, and in Job 7:7 ; to it, other similes are used, to set forth the swiftness and fleetness of man's days; as they also are elsewhere represented, as swift as a tale told, a word expressed, or a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 7:6

Swifter than a weaver's shuttle - The word ארג areg signifies rather the weaver than his shuttle. And it has been doubted whether any such instrument were in use in the days of Job. Dr. Russell, in his account of Aleppo, shows that though they wove many kinds of curious cloth, yet no shuttle was used, as they conducted every thread of the woof by their fingers. That some such instrument as the shuttle was in use from time immemorial, there can be no doubt: and it is certain that such an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 7:1-6

The days of the hireling. Job speaks from the depth of suffering, and as yet he has no clear light upon the Divine purpose concerning him. God, who is his true Refuge, appears to be his Enemy; and he likens his miserable days to those of the oppressed slave. This he urges as a justification of the longing for rest which he has expressed. For him there is no prospect of that rest but in the grave. It is the cry of bitter subjection. 1. THE COMPARISON OF HUMAN LIFE TO THAT ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 7:1-6

The weariness of sorrow. Expressing Itself— I. IN A DESIRE FOR THE CLOSE OF LIFE . ( Job 7:2 .) II. As A CONTINUOUS DISAPPOINTMENT . ( Job 7:3 .) III. As A CEASELESS RESTLESSNESS . ( Job 7:4 .) IV. AS A REVOLT FROM THE PAINFULNESS OF ITS CIRCUMSTANCES . ( Job 7:5 .) V. AS A CONDITION OF HOPELESSNESS . ( Job 7:6 .)—R.G. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 7:1-10

Job to God: 1. The soliloquy of sorrow. I. A PATHETIC REPRESENTATION OF HUMAN LIFE . In contrast to the fascinating picture sketched by Eliphaz ( Job 5:17-27 ), Job depicts human life in general, and his own sorrowful existence in particular, as: 1 . A term of hard service. "Is there not an appointed time [literally, 'a warfare, a term of hard service'] on the earth?' like that of a mercenary soldier hired out for military purposes to a foreign despot; and "are not his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 7:1-10

The weakness of man's appeal to the clemency of God. I. GENERAL VIEW OF MAN 'S MISERY AND HIS OWN . ( Job 7:1-5 .) Man is compared to a hireling with an appointed time of service, the end of which is wearily and wistfully looked for. The ideas suggested are As the slave longs for the lengthening shadows of evening, the hired labourer for pay-time, so the oppressed sufferer, toiling beneath a load of pain, longs for the welcome end of death. He "would 'twere bedtime, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 7:1-21

In this chapter Job first bewails his miserable fate, of which he expects no alleviation (verses 1-10); then claims an unlimited right of complaint (verse 11); and finally enters into direct expostulation with God—an expostulation which continues from verse 12 to the end of the chapter. At the close, he admits his sinfulness (verse 20), but asks impatiently why God does not pardon it instead of visiting it with such extreme vengeance (verse 21). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 7:6

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle . Though each day is a weariness, yet, on looking back upon my whole life, it seems to have come and gone in a moment (comp. Job 9:25 ). And are spent without hope. Job does not share in the hopes which Eliphaz has held out (see Job 5:17-27 ). He has no hope but in death. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 7:6

The weaver's shuttle. This is one of the many emblems of the brevity of life which carry a certain subtle suggestiveness of deeper meanings in spite of the minimizing pessimism that seems to be their sole prompting cause. The shuttle flies swiftly across the web. What does this fact suggest? I. THE MELANCHOLY BREVITY OF LIFE . "The velocity of time," says Seneca, "is infinite, and is most apparent to those who look back." This is one of the most trite topics of conventional... read more

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