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Job 7:8 Cross-References
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“The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. I am: that is, I can live no longer”
Job 7:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 7:8
Job addresses God directly, shifting from description to confrontation. 'The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more' anticipates his impending death—those who know him will soon observe his absence. The phrase 'thine eyes are upon me, and I am not' (ayin, אַיִן, 'I am not') employs the Hebrew word for non-existence or nothingness. Job contemplates his mortality while aware of God's scrutinizing gaze.This creates a theological tension: God watches Job intently, yet Job will soon cease to exist. The verse questions whether divine attention provides meaning or mere surveillance before ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 7:8
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“neither shall his place any more see him.”
“and behold”
“then it shall deny him”
“You consume his wealth like a moth. Surely every man is but a breath. Selah.,When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah., בְּתוֹכָחוֹת עַל־עָוֺן יִסַּרְתָּ אִישׁ וַתֶּמֶס כָּעָשׁ חֲמוּדוֹ אַךְ הֶבֶל כָּל־אָדָם סֶלָה׃ ,With rebukes dost Thou chasten man for iniquity, And like a moth Thou makest his beauty to consume away; Surely every man is vanity. Selah,38:12 ἐν ἐλεγμοῖς ὑπὲρ ἀνομίας ἐπαίδευσας ἄνθρωπον καὶ ἐξέτηξας ὡς ἀράχνην τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ πλὴν μάτην ταράσσεται πᾶς ἄνθρωπος διάψαλμα,38:11 Thou chastenest man with rebukes for iniquity, and thou makest his life to consume away like a spider's web; nay, every man is disquieted in vain. Pause.,,,,”
“and mark all my paths. You set a bound to the soles of my feet”
“and bring me into judgment with you?”
“our secret sins in the light of your presence.”