Job 7: Job Speaks to God

Job continues his reply and then turns to speak to God directly. He says his days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle and that his life is a breath. He cannot rest at night, and he will not keep silent but will speak in the anguish of his spirit. He asks God what man is, that God should set His mind on him, and why God does not pardon him.

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¹ “Isn’t a man forced to labor on earth? Aren’t his days like the days of a hired hand?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ so I am made to possess months of misery, wearisome nights are appointed to me.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ When I lie down, I say, ‘When will I arise, and the night be gone?’ I toss and turn until the dawning of the day.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust. My skin closes up, and breaks out afresh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye will no more see good.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ The eye of him who sees me will see me no more. Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to Sheol will come up no more.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ He will return no more to his house, neither will his place know him any more.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ “Therefore I will not keep silent. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² Am I a sea, or a sea monster, that you put a guard over me?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me. My couch will ease my complaint,’This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ then you scare me with dreams and terrify me through visions,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ I loathe my life. I don’t want to live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ that you should visit him every morning, and test him every moment?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone until I swallow down my spittle?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ If I have sinned, what do I do to you, you watcher of men? Why have you set me as a mark for you, so that I am a burden to myself?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²¹ Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity? For now will I lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I will not be.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Job 7 · Preschool

My Life Is a Breath

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Color the clouds in the sky! Job talked to God about how he felt.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye will no more see good.”

Job 7:7 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Job talked to God. He told God he was tired and sad. We can talk to God about everything.

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Job 7 · Grade 4

A Breath and a Cloud

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Read and Think

Job described his life as hard labor, like the days of a hired hand who longs for evening. He spent months of misery and nights of trouble. When he lay down he asked when the night would be gone, and he tossed and turned until dawn.

Job's days were swifter than a weaver's shuttle and spent without hope. He asked God to remember that his life is a breath. He compared death to a cloud that vanishes away. Soon his place would know him no more.

Job then spoke directly to God. Therefore I will not keep silent, he said. He even felt God was frightening him with dreams. He asked, What is man, that you should magnify him? He wondered why God watched him so closely and why God would not pardon his disobedience and take away his iniquity.

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What did Job compare his days to?
What did Job compare death to?
Why would Job not keep silent?
What did Job ask God to pardon?

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dayscloudGodnightbreath

Job described his life as hard labor, like the of a hired hand who longs for evening.
When he lay down he asked when the would be gone, and he tossed and turned until dawn.
He asked God to remember that his life is a .
He compared death to a that vanishes away.
Job then spoke directly to .

Think About It

Job told God exactly how he felt. Why is it good to pray honestly instead of hiding your feelings?
Job said life is a breath. How can knowing life is short help you use your days for God?

Memory Verse

“Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye will no more see good.”

Job 7:7 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for every day You give me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

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How did Job describe his nights?
How can you trust God when you feel pressed down?

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Job 7 · Grade 5

What Is Man?

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Read and Think

Job's speech turns from his friends to God. Isn't a man forced to labor on earth? His days are like those of a hired hand longing for the shadow. He has been made to possess months of misery, and wearisome nights. When I lie down, I say, When will I arise, and the night be gone? He tosses until dawn. My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

He asks God, Oh remember that my life is a breath. As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to Sheol will come up no more. Then he resolves: Therefore I will not keep silent. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. He feels watched like the sea under a guard and troubled even in dreams. He is so weary that he says he loathes his life.

Job then echoes words like Psalm 8. What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him? In the psalm, these words wonder at God's care. In Job's mouth they become a complaint that God will not leave him alone. He asks, Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity? Job does not yet see God's purpose, but he keeps speaking to God rather than turning away.

Show What You Know

What does Job say his days are swifter than?
What does Job resolve to do?
How does Job describe his life to God?
How do Job's words compare with Psalm 8?
What does Job ask God to do?

Crossword

Across

remember that my life is a ____
As the ____ is consumed and vanishes away
What is ____, that you should magnify him

Down

My days are swifter than a weaver's ____
I toss and turn until the ____ of the day.

Think About It

Job keeps speaking to God even in bitterness. What difference does it make to bring a complaint to God instead of away from Him?
Psalm 8 says God cares for people. When is it hard for you to believe God is mindful of you?

Memory Verse

“Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye will no more see good.”

Job 7:7 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for every day You give me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you tell God about mixed feelings you have?
How can a short life be lived well for God?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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Job 7: Job Speaks to God

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My Life Is a Breath

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Job Talks to God

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I Will Not Keep Silent

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A Breath and a Cloud

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What Is Man?

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