Job 7:19

"that you should visit him every morning, and test him every moment?"

Key Reflection

This verse suggests that God's continuous scrutiny can be both a form of testing to prove one's faithfulness and a means of refining the soul, much like how gold is tested by fire. It underscores the idea that genuine devotion must endure constant examination and challenge.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

How long wilt thou not depart? -How long is this to continue? The same word occurs inJob 14:6. The word rendered “depart”שׁעהshâ‛âhmeans to look, to look around, and then to look away from anyone or anything. The idea here is, that God had fixed his eyes upon Job, and he asks with anxiety, how long this was to continue, and when he would turn his eyes away; compare the notes atJob 7:8. Schultens supposes that the metaphor here is taken from combatants, who never take their eyes from their antagonists. Till I swallow down my spittle -For the shortest time. But there has been considerable variety in the explanation of this phrase.

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