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Job Cries Out to God

“My days fly faster than a weaver’s shuttle.
    They end without hope.
O God, remember that my life is but a breath,
    and I will never again feel happiness.
You see me now, but not for long.
    You will look for me, but I will be gone.
Just as a cloud dissipates and vanishes,
    those who die[a] will not come back.
10 They are gone forever from their home—
    never to be seen again.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:9 Hebrew who go down to Sheol.

My days are (A)swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And they come to an end (B)without hope.

“Remember that my life (C)is a mere breath;
My eye will (D)not see goodness again.
The (E)eye of him who sees me will no longer look at me;
Your eyes will be on me, but (F)I will not exist.
When a (G)cloud vanishes, it is gone;
In the same way (H)one who goes down to [a](I)Sheol does not come up.
10 He will not return to his house again,
Nor will (J)his place know about him anymore.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 7:9 I.e., the netherworld