Job 7:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Why is life so hard? Why do we suffer?

Cross References

Job 10:17

You never stop accusing me; you become furious and attack over and over again.

Job 14:1

Life is short and sorrowful for every living soul.

Job 5:7

it's all part of life, like sparks shooting skyward.

Job 7:2

We are slaves in search of shade; we are labourers longing for our wages.

Psalm 39:4

“Please, LORD, show me my future. Will I soon be gone?

Ecclesiastes 8:8

We cannot control the wind or determine the day of our death. There is no escape in time of war, and no one can hide behind evil.

Isaiah 16:14

Now he says, “The contract of a hired worker is good for three years, but Moab's glory and greatness won't last any longer than that. Only a few of its people will survive, and they will be left helpless.”

Isaiah 21:16

The Lord said to me: A year from now the glory of the people of Kedar will all come to an end, just as a worker's contract ends after a year.

Isaiah 38:5

with this message for Hezekiah: I am the LORD God, who was worshipped by your ancestor David. I heard you pray, and I saw you cry. I will let you live fifteen years more,

Isaiah 40:2

Speak kindly to Jerusalem and announce: Your slavery is past; your punishment is over. I, the LORD, made you pay double for your sins.”

Leviticus 25:50

by paying your owner for the number of years you would still be a slave before the next Year of Celebration.

Deuteronomy 15:18

Don't complain when you have to set a slave free. After all, you got six years of service at half the cost of hiring someone to do the work.