King James Version
Job 7:2 in the King James Version says “As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: earnestly: Heb. gapet...” — study this verse from Job chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: earnestly: Heb. gapeth after”
Job 7:2 · 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.
When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day. the night: Heb. the evening be measured?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“earnestly desireth”
H7602to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten
“looketh”
H6960to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e., collect; (figuratively) to expect
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