King James Version
Job 7:1 in the King James Version says “Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? an appointed: or, ...” — study this verse from Job chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? an appointed: or, a warfare”
Job 7:1 · KJV
Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? an appointed: or, a warfare
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: earnestly: Heb. gapeth after
So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Is there not an appointed time”
H6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci
“to man”
H582properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“also like the days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“also like the days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
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