2Like a slave longing for the evening shadows, or a hired man waiting eagerly for his wages,


In Context

1 "Does not man have hard service on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired man?

2 Like a slave longing for the evening shadows, or a hired man waiting eagerly for his wages,

3 so I have been allotted months of futility, and nights of misery have been assigned to me.

4 When I lie down I think, 'How long before I get up?' The night drags on, and I toss till dawn.

Job 7:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for [the reward of] his work:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant longeth for the shade, as the hireling looketh for the end of his work;

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:2As a bondman earnestly desireth the shadow, and a hireling expecteth his wages,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling that looketh for his wages:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as a hireling looketh for the reward of his work;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant desireth the shadow, And as a hireling expecteth his wage,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant earnestly desires the shadow, and as an hireling looks for the reward of his work: