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Job 7:21 Cross-References
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“And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.”
Job 7:21 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 7:21
Job concludes his lament questioning why God doesn't forgive: 'Why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity?' The verbs 'pardon' (nasa, נָשָׂא) and 'take away' (avar, עָבַר) both involve removal or carrying away. Job acknowledges the possibility of sin ('my transgression,' pesha, פֶּשַׁע, rebellion; 'mine iniquity,' avon, עָוֹן, perversity) but questions why God doesn't simply forgive rather than inflict such suffering.The final line is haunting: 'for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.' Job anticipates imminent de...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 7:21
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“then you mark me. You will not acquit me from my iniquity.”
“some to everlasting life”
“and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”
“Yahweh”
“he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins”
“[And] forsake us so long time?”
“How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.”
“and in him is no sin.”
“his days are like grass. As a flower of the field”
“you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs”