Job 7:9

"The eye of him who sees me will see me no more. Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be."

Key Reflection

In Job 7:9, the speaker expresses a profound sense of being abandoned by God. The imagery suggests that while God's watchful eye remains upon Job, his own sight is failing or has already failed, indicating a complete and irrevocable separation from life as he knows it. This verse encapsulates the deep despair and loss of meaning Job feels in the face of divine abandonment, highlighting the stark contrast between God’s enduring observation and the speaker's impending absence.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away -This image is taken from the light and fleecy clouds, which become smaller and smaller until they wholly vanish. For an illustration of a similar phrase, see the notes atIsaiah 44:22. To the grave --שׁאולshe'ôl. Septuagint,εἰς ᾅδηνeishadēn, to Hades. The word may mean grave, or the place of departed spirits; seeIsaiah 5:14, note;Isaiah 14:9, note; compare the notes atJob 10:21-22. Either signification will apply here. Shall come up no more -Shall no more live on the earth. It would be pressing this too far to adduce it as proving that Job did not believe in the doctrine of the resurrection.

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