Job, 7
2. Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hireling who looks for his wages,
2. Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hireling who looks for his wages,
Job 7 is a chapter in which Job continues to regret his situation, expressing his despair at the physical and emotional pain he is facing. He questions the reason for his existence and asks God to leave him alone. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Psalm 6:6: "I'm tired of moaning so much; every night I swim my bed in tears; I dawn my bed." This verse talks about the emotional and physical tiredness that Job is feeling, with his tears flooding his bed every night.
Psalm 13:2: "How long, Lord? You forget me forever? Like Job, the psalmist feels forgotten by God and wonders how long he will still have to endure the pain.
Psalm 22:1-2: "God, my, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you away from helping me and the words of my sick? I have no peace. " This psalm begins with a cry of despair and abandonment, which reflects the pain and loneliness that Job is experiencing.
Psalm 38:6: "I'm curved, I'm very shrewd, I'm sorry for all day." This verse describes Job's physical condition, which is curved and deducted from pain.
Psalm 88:14: "Why do Lord reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?" The psalmist feels abandoned by God and questions why God is hiding his face. This feeling is shared by Job, who feels that God rejected and abandoned him.
“Onde há mais sacrifício, há mais generosidade.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina
