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Job 7:6

New International Reader's Version

“My days pass by faster than a weaver can work. They come to an end. I don’t have any hope.

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Even if God kills me, I’ll still put my hope in him. I’ll argue my case in front of him.

Water wears away stones. Storms wash away soil. In the same way, you destroy a person’s hope.

“Only a few years will pass by. Then I’ll take the path of no return.

My strength is almost gone. I won’t live much longer. A grave is waiting for me.

My life is almost over. My plans are destroyed. Yet the desires of my heart

Then what hope do I have? Who can give me any hope?

Will hope go down to the gates of death with me? Will we go down together into the dust of the grave?”

He tears me down on every side until I’m gone. He pulls up the roots of my hope as if I were a tree.

“I’m so weak that I no longer have any hope. Things have gotten so bad that I can’t wait for help anymore.

“God, my days race by like a runner. They fly away without seeing any joy.

The days of my life are like an evening shadow. I dry up like grass.

Their lives don’t last any longer than a breath. Their days are like a shadow that quickly disappears.

When trouble comes, sinners are brought down. But godly people seek safety in God even as they die.

Do not run after other gods until your sandals are worn out and your throat is dry. But you said, ‘It’s no use! I love those gods. I must go after them.’

Before you believed in Christ, you were separated from him. You were not considered to be citizens of Israel. You were not included in what the covenants promised. You were without hope and without God in the world.

The sun rises. Its burning heat dries up the plants. Their blossoms fall. Their beauty is destroyed. In the same way, rich people will fade away. They fade away even as they go about their business.

You don’t even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist that appears for a little while. Then it disappears.

So be watchful, and control yourselves completely. In this way, put your hope in the grace that lies ahead. This grace will be brought to you when Jesus Christ returns.

It is written, “All people are like grass. All their glory is like the flowers in the field. The grass dries up. The flowers fall to the ground.




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