Job 7:7-10
7:7 a Those who call upon God to remember are typically seeking covenant mercy (Pss 35:6 b; 106:4 c).• Job’s declaration that life is but a breath (Hebrew ruakh) meant either that he was one breath away from death or that his life was like a passing wind (Ps 39:9 d, 11 e).
7:8 f You see me now, but not for long: The Greek Old Testament omitted this verse to avoid the implication that God would be unable to see Job in Sheol (see study note on 7:9).
7:9 g die (literally go down to Sheol): This is the first explicit mention of Sheol in Job. It is described as a place of rest from earthly pressures and distinctions (3:13-19 h) and as a dark dwelling place (10:21-22 i; 17:13 j) deep in the earth (11:8 k) that is covered in dust (17:16 l). It is the destiny of all the living (30:23 m) from which no one can return (10:21 n; see Gen 37:25 o; 2 Sam 12:12 p).
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