Job 7:2

God's Word

Like a slave, he longs for shade. Like a hired hand, he eagerly looks for his pay.

Cross References

Genesis 34:8

Hamor told them. “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please let her marry him.

Job 7:1

“Isn’t a mortal’s stay on earth difficult like a hired hand’s daily ⌞work⌟?

Job 7:3

Likewise, I have been given months that are of no use, and I have inherited nights filled with misery.

Psalm 119:131

I open my mouth and pant because I long for your commandments.

Psalm 143:6

I stretch out my hands to you in prayer. Like parched land, my soul thirsts for you. Selah

Jeremiah 6:4

⌞The shepherds say,⌟ ‘Prepare yourselves for war against Zion. Let’s attack at noon! How horrible it will be for us. The day is passing, and the shadows of evening are growing longer.

Leviticus 19:13

“Never oppress or rob your neighbor. Never keep the pay you owe a hired worker overnight.

Jonah 4:6

The Lord God made a plant grow up beside Jonah to give him shade and make him more comfortable. Jonah was very happy with the plant.

Malachi 3:5

“I will come to judge you. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers, lying witnesses, and those who cheat workers out of their wages and oppress widows and orphans. I will also testify against those who deprive foreigners of their rights. None of them fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.

Deuteronomy 24:15

Pay them each day before sunset because they are poor and need their pay. Otherwise, they will complain to the Lord about you, and you will be condemned for your sin.

James 5:4

The wages you refused to pay the people who harvested your fields shout ⌞to God⌟ against you. The Lord of Armies has heard the cries of those who gather the crops.