Job 7:2 meaning and explanation
Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.
Job 7:2, Berean Standard Bible
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Job is speaking, answering Eliphaz and turning toward God in his grief. He has just asked whether human life is not hard service, and this verse gives two pictures from ordinary working life: a slave longing for the shade that ends the day's heat, and a hired hand waiting for his wages.
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