Job 7:2
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:”Job 7:2
What Does Job 7:2 Mean?
Job 7:2 is found in the book of Job, chapter 7, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 7 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Servanthood.
Cross-References (7)
These passages are connected to Job 7:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Leviticus 19:13“Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.”Deuteronomy 24:15“At 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.”Malachi 3:5“And 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.”James 5:4“Behold, 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.”Jeremiah 6:4“Prepare 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.”Psalms 119:131“I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.”Psalms 143:6“I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.”
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