Job 7:1

New International Reader's Version

Job continued, “Don’t all human beings have to work hard on this earth? Aren’t their days like the days of hired workers?

Cross References

Job 10:17

You bring new witnesses against me. You become more and more angry with me. You use your power against me again and again.

Job 14:1

“Human beings have only a few days to live. Their lives are full of trouble.

Job 5:7

People are born to have trouble. And that’s just as sure as sparks fly up.

Job 7:2

I’ve been like a slave who longs for the evening shadows to come. I’ve been like a hired worker who is waiting to be paid.

Psalm 39:4

I said, “Lord, show me when my life will end. Show me how many days I have left. Tell me how short my life will be.

Ecclesiastes 8:8

No one can stop the wind from blowing. And no one has the power to decide when they will die. No one is let out of the army in times of war. And evil won’t let go of those who practice it.

Isaiah 16:14

But now he says, “In exactly three years, people will look down on Moab’s glory. Now Moab has many people. But by that time only a few of them will be left alive. And even they will be weak.”

Isaiah 21:16

The Lord spoke to me. He said, “In exactly one year, Kedar’s splendor will come to an end.

Isaiah 38:5

“Go and speak to Hezekiah. Tell him, ‘The Lord, the God of King David, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. I will add 15 years to your life.

Isaiah 40:2

Speak tenderly to the people of Jerusalem. Announce to them that their hard labor has been completed. Tell them that their sin has been paid for. Tell them the Lord has punished them enough for all their sins.”

Leviticus 25:50

They and their buyer must count the number of years from the time of the sale up to the Year of Jubilee. The price for their freedom must be based on the amount paid to a hired man for that number of years.

Deuteronomy 15:18

Don’t think you are being cheated when you set your servants free. After all, they have served you for six years. The service of each of them has been worth twice as much as the service of a hired worker. And the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.