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Job 7:2

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2As a servant †earnestly desireth bthe shadow,

And as an hireling looketh for cthe reward of his work:

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. gapeth after. ch. 5:5. & 36:20. Amos 2:7 in the Heb.
  2. bJer. 6:30, or Isai. 32:2.

Cross references

  1. cLev. 19:13.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Like a slave who longs for the shadow,

and like a hired hand who looks for his wages,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Like a slave longing for the evening shadows,

or a hired laborer waiting to be paid,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Like a slave he longs for shade;

like a hired worker he waits for his pay.

NLTNew Living Translation

like a worker who longs for the shade,

like a servant waiting to be paid.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Like a slave he longs for the shadow,

and like a laborer he waits for his wages.