Job

Job 7:1–3

¹“Is not man consigned to labor on earth?

Are not his days like those of a hired hand?

²Like a slave he longs for shade;

like a hireling he waits for his wages.

³So I am allotted months of futility,

and nights of misery are appointed to me.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Is not	הֲלֹא־	hă·lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
man	לֶאֱנ֣וֹשׁ	le·’ĕ·nō·wōš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
consigned to labor	צָבָ֣א	ṣā·ḇā	Noun - common singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
on	עַל	ʿal	Preposition	H5921 height
earth	אָ֑רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
Are not his days	וְכִימֵ֖י	wə·ḵî·mê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
like those	יָמָֽיו׃	yā·māw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3117 day
of a hired hand	שָׂכִ֣יר	śā·ḵîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H7916 hired

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Like a slave	כְּעֶ֥בֶד	kə·‘e·ḇeḏ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
he longs for	יִשְׁאַף־	yiš·’ap̄-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7602 gasp, pant, pant after, long for
shade	צֵ֑ל	ṣêl	Noun - masculine singular	H6738 shadow
like a hireling	וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר	ū·ḵə·śā·ḵîr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular	H7916 hired
he waits for	יְקַוֶּ֥ה	yə·qaw·weh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6960 wait for
his wages	פָעֳלֽוֹ׃	p̄ā·‘o·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6467 doing, deed, work

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	כֵּ֤ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
I am allotted	הָנְחַ֣לְתִּי	hā·nə·ḥal·tî	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5157 get or take as a possession
months	יַרְחֵי־	yar·ḥê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3391 month
of futility	שָׁ֑וְא	šāw	Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
and nights	וְלֵיל֥וֹת	wə·lê·lō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3915 twist, night, adversity
of misery	עָ֝מָ֗ל	‘ā·māl	Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
are appointed	מִנּוּ־	min·nū-	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H4487 count, number, reckon, assign
to me	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 7:1 Job 14:5–6 · Psalm 39:4 · Job 5:7 · Job 14:13–14 · Leviticus 25:50 · Isaiah 40:2 · Ecclesiastes 8:8 · Matthew 20:1–15 · Deuteronomy 15:18 · John 11:9–10

Job 7:2 Leviticus 19:13 · Deuteronomy 24:15 · Malachi 3:5 · James 5:4

Job 7:3 Psalm 6:6 · Ecclesiastes 1:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.