I will continue to trust God\par even if God kills me. {\cf2\super [23]} \par But I will defend myself to his face.\par
Job 7:6 - Easy To Read Version “My days go by faster\par than a weaver’s shuttle. {\cf2\super [13]} \par And my life ends without hope.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And are spent without hope. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope. American Standard Version (1901) My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, And are spent without hope. Common English Bible My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they reach their end without hope. Catholic Public Domain Version My days have passed by more quickly than threads are cut by a weaver, and they have been consumed without any hope. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My days have passed more swiftly than the web is cut by the weaver, and are consumed without any hope. |
I will continue to trust God\par even if God kills me. {\cf2\super [23]} \par But I will defend myself to his face.\par
Water flowing over stones\par wears them down.\par Floods wash away the soil on the ground.\par In the same way, God,\par you destroy a person’s hope.\par
“In only a few years I will go to that\par place of no return (death).\par
My spirit is broken;I am ready to give up.My life is almost gone,the grave is waiting for me.
My life is passing away.\par My plans are destroyed.\par My hope is gone.\par
But if that is my only hope\par then I have no hope at all.\par If that is my only hope\par then people have found me\par no hope at all.\par
\{Will my hope die with me?\}\par Will it also go down to the place of death?\par Will we go down into the dirt together?”\par
God hits me from every side\par until I am finished.\par He takes away my hope\par like a tree pulled up by the roots.\par
“My strength is gone,\par so I have no hope to go on living.\par I don’t know what will happen to me,\par so I have no reason to be patient.\par
“My days go faster than a runner.\par My days fly away and there is\par no happiness in them.\par
My life is almost finished,\par like the long shadows\par at the end of the day.\par I am like dry and dying grass.\par
A person’s life is like a puff of air.\par A person’s life is like a passing shadow.\par
During times of trouble, evil people are defeated. But good people win a victory even during death.
Judah, stop chasing after idols!\par Stop being thirsty for those other gods.\par But you say, ‘It is no use! I can’t quit!\par I love those other gods.\par I want to worship them.’\par
Remember that in the past you were without Christ. You were not citizens of Israel. {\cf2\super [11]} And you did not have the agreements {\cf2\super [12]} with the promise \{that God made to his people\}. You had no hope, and you did not know God.
The sun rises and becomes hotter and hotter. The sun’s heat makes the plants very dry. The flowers fall off. The flowers were beautiful, but now they are dead. It is the same with rich people. While they are still making plans for their business, they will die.
You don’t know what will happen tomorrow! Your life is like a fog. You can see it for a short time, but then it goes away.
So prepare your minds for service, and have self-control. All your hope should be for the gift of grace (kindness) that will be yours when Jesus Christ appears (comes).