Job 7:2

New International Reader's Version

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.

Cross References

Genesis 34:8

But Hamor said to Jacob and his sons, “My son Shechem wants your daughter. Please give her to him to be his wife.

Job 7:1

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

Job 7:3

I’ve been given several months that were useless to me. My nights have been filled with suffering.

Psalm 119:131

I open my mouth and pant like a dog, because I long to know your commands.

Psalm 143:6

I spread out my hands to you in prayer. I’m thirsty for you, just as dry ground is thirsty for rain.

Jeremiah 6:4

The Babylonians say, “Prepare for battle against Judah! Get up! Let’s attack them at noon! But the daylight is fading. The shadows of evening are getting longer.

Leviticus 19:13

“ ‘Do not cheat your neighbor. Do not rob him. “ ‘Do not hold back the pay of a hired worker until morning.

Jonah 4:6

Then the Lord God sent a leafy plant and made it grow up over Jonah. It gave him more shade for his head. It made him more comfortable. Jonah was very happy he had the leafy plant.

Malachi 3:5

“So I will come and put you on trial. I will be quick to bring charges against all of you,” says the Lord who rules over all. “I will bring charges against you sinful people who do not have any respect for me. That includes those who practice evil magic. It includes those who commit adultery and those who tell lies in court. It includes those who cheat workers out of their pay. It includes those who treat widows badly. It also includes those who mistreat children whose fathers have died. And it includes those who take away the rights of outsiders in the courts.

Deuteronomy 24:15

Give them their pay every day. They are poor and are counting on it. If you don’t pay them, they might cry out to the Lord against you. Then you will be guilty of committing a sin.

James 5:4

You have even failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields. Their pay is crying out against you. The cries of those who gathered the harvest have reached the ears of the Lord. He rules over all.