- What is the nature of a hireling’s life (Job 7:1)?
- In Job 7:2 what does the metaphor of a hireling’s wage represent?
- Contrast Job 7:6 and Job 7:4. Wouldn’t one expect the days to drag on also? Or does this lament have another meaning?
- What is the essence of Job’s lament in Job 7:6-10? What is stressed in Job 7:9?
- To whom is Job speaking in Job 7:8 (“your eye”)? To whom has he been speaking until this point?
- In Job 7:10 the Hebrew word od is missing in the translation of the second clause. It means “any longer.” Does that alter the meaning of the verse?
- What is the Dragon referred to in Job 7:12? What is meant by the watch that God has set on the sea and the Dragon?
- Why does Job say that he would prefer strangulation (Job 7:15)?
- Compare and contrast Job 7:17-8 with Psalms 8:5-6. What are the mood and outlook of the Psalmist?
- What is the meaning of “Let me be, till I swallow my spittle” (Job 7:19)?
- Does Job imply that one cannot sin against God or that he has sinned only against other human beings (Job 7:20)? Does Job’s attitude conform to the traditional understanding of sin?
- What is Job suggesting at the end of the chapter about the reason for his prolonged suffering?
