Job 7:21
21Thou dost not take away my transgression, And cause to pass away mine iniquity, Because now, for dust I lie down: And Thou hast sought me — and I am not!
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21Thou dost not take away my transgression, And cause to pass away mine iniquity, Because now, for dust I lie down: And Thou hast sought me — and I am not!
Job 7 is a raw, unflinching lament. Job turns from addressing his friends to speaking directly to God, and the tone is anything but pious resignation. He compares human life to forced labor — hard, short, and meaningless. Job feels like a gasping breath, a vanishing shadow. He ac
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