KJV King James Version
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I [shall] not [be].
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Job 7:21
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I [shall] not [be].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
WEB World English Bible
Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I shall not be.”
ASV American Standard Version
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust; And thou wilt seek me diligently, but I shall not be.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Thou dost not take away my transgression, And cause to pass away mine iniquity, Because now, for dust I lie down: And Thou hast sought me—and I am not!
Surrounding context — Job 7
18 And [that] thou shouldest visit him every morning, [and] try him every moment?
19 How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
20 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I [shall] not [be].
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּמֶ֤ה׀H4100 · mahwhat?לֹא־H3808 · lonotתִשָּׂ֣אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseפִשְׁעִי֮H6588 · pe.sahtransgressionוְתַעֲבִ֪ירH5674 · a.varto passאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עֲוֹ֫נִ֥יH5771 · a.vaniniquity: crimeכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforעַ֭תָּהH6258 · at.tahnowלֶעָפָ֣רH6083 · a.phardustאֶשְׁכָּ֑בH7901 · sha.khavto lie down: lay downוְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִיH7836 · sha.charto seekוְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃ פH369 · a.yinnothing
Cross-references
Job 10:14If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.Daniel 12:2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame [and] everlasting contempt.Isaiah 64:9Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we [are] all thy people.Lamentations 5:20-22Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, [and] forsake us so long time?1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.Ecclesiastes 12:7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.Job 17:14I have said to corruption, Thou [art] my father: to the worm, [Thou art] my mother, and my sister.Job 10:9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?Isaiah 26:19Thy dead [men] shall live, [together with] my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew [is as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.2 Samuel 24:10And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.1 John 3:5And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.Job 3:13For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,Job 7:8The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no [more]: thine eyes [are] upon me, and I [am] not.Job 21:32-33Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.Psalm 103:15[As for] man, his days [are] as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.Job 13:23-24How many [are] mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.Lamentations 3:42-44We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.
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