Job 7:2
“As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow,.... Either the shadow of some great rock, tree, or hedge, or any shady place…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
As a servant earnestly desireth - Margin, gapeth after. The word here שׁאף shâ'aph means to breathe hard, to pant, to…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 7:1-6
Job is here excusing what he could not justify, even his inordinate desire of death. Why should he not wish for the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
With slight change the verse reads,
As a slave who panteth for the shadow,
And as an hireling who looketh, &c.
The…
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