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Job 7

Job 7:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And why dost thou not pardon
nasa' (Hebrew #5375)
a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
KJV usage: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}
my transgression
pesha` (Hebrew #6588)
a revolt (national, moral or religious)
KJV usage: rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.
Pronounce: peh'-shah
Origin: from 6586
, and take away
`abar (Hebrew #5674)
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
KJV usage: alienate, alter, X at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-)come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way, in, on, over, through), have away (more), lay, meddle, overrun, make partition, (cause to, give, make to, over) pass(-age, along, away, beyond, by, -enger, on, out, over, through), (cause to, make) + proclaim(-amation), perish, provoke to anger, put away, rage, + raiser of taxes, remove, send over, set apart, + shave, cause to (make) sound, X speedily, X sweet smelling, take (away), (make to) transgress(-or), translate, turn away, (way-)faring man, be wrath.
Pronounce: aw-bar'
Origin: a primitive root
l mine iniquity
`avon (Hebrew #5771)
from 5753; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
KJV usage: fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
Pronounce: aw-vone'
Origin: or oavown (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5 (7)) {aw-vone'}
? for now shall I sleep
shakab (Hebrew #7901)
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
KJV usage: X at all, cast down, ((lover-))lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.
Pronounce: shaw-kab'
Origin: a primitive root
in the dust
`aphar (Hebrew #6083)
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
KJV usage: ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
Pronounce: aw-fawr'
Origin: from 6080
; and thou shalt seek me in the morning
shachar (Hebrew #7836)
properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking)
KJV usage: (do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).
Pronounce: shaw-khar'
Origin: a primitive root
, but Im shall not be.
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Mic. 7:18‑19• 18Who is a *God like unto thee, that forgiveth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in loving-kindness.
 19He will yet again have compassion on us, he will tread under foot our iniquities: and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. (Mic. 7:18‑19)
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1 John 1:9• 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)
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Psa. 103:15• 15As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth: (Psa. 103:15)

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Dust,
Pardon,
Transgression

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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why dost.
Job 10:14• 14If I sinned, thou wouldest mark me, and thou wouldest not acquit me of mine iniquity. (Job 10:14)
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Job 13:23‑24• 23How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.
 24Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, and countest me for thine enemy? (Job 13:23‑24)
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Isa. 64:9• 9Be not wroth very sore, O Jehovah, neither remember iniquity for ever. Behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people. (Isa. 64:9)
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Lam. 3:42‑44• 42We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.
 43Thou hast covered thyself with anger, and pursued us; thou hast slain, thou hast not spared.
 44Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that prayer should not pass through. (Lam. 3:42‑44)
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Lam. 5:20‑22• 20Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, dost thou forsake us so long time?
 21Turn thou us unto thee, Jehovah, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
 22Or is it that thou hast utterly rejected us? Wouldest thou be exceeding wroth against us? (Lam. 5:20‑22)
take away.
2 Sam. 24:10• 10And David's heart smote him after he had numbered the people. And David said to Jehovah, I have sinned greatly in what I have done; and now, I beseech thee, Jehovah, put away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. (2 Sam. 24:10)
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Mic. 7:18‑19• 18Who is a *God like unto thee, that forgiveth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in loving-kindness.
 19He will yet again have compassion on us, he will tread under foot our iniquities: and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. (Mic. 7:18‑19)
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Hos. 14:2• 2Take with you words, and turn to Jehovah; say unto him, Forgive all iniquity, and receive us graciously; so will we render the calves of our lips. (Hos. 14:2)
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John 1:29• 29On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. (John 1:29)
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Titus 2:14• 14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works. (Titus 2:14)
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1 John 1:9• 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)
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1 John 3:5• 5And ye know that *he* has been manifested that he might take away our sins; and in him sin is not. (1 John 3:5)
sleep.
Job 3:13• 13For now should I have lain down and been quiet; I should have slept: then had I been at rest, (Job 3:13)
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Job 17:14• 14I cry to the grave, Thou art my father! to the worm, My mother, and my sister! (Job 17:14)
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Job 21:32‑33• 32Yet is he carried to the graves, and watch is kept over the tomb.
 33The clods of the valley are sweet unto him; and every man followeth suit after him, as there were innumerable before him. (Job 21:32‑33)
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Eccl. 12:7• 7and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it. (Eccl. 12:7)
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Isa. 26:19• 19Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing in triumph, ye that dwell in dust; for thy dew is the dew of the morning, and the earth shall cast forth the dead. (Isa. 26:19)
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Dan. 12:2• 2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame, to everlasting contempt. (Dan. 12:2)
in the morning.
Job 7:18• 18And that thou visitest him every morning, triest him every moment? (Job 7:18)
but I shall not be.
Psa. 37:36• 36but he passed away, and behold, he was not; and I sought him, but he was not found. (Psa. 37:36)
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Psa. 103:15• 15As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth: (Psa. 103:15)
• In the writhings of his soul-anguish, Job does not hesitate to accuse God. If he has sinned why does God punish instead of showing mercy? Truly such challenges cannot be allowed to pass. (“Job 3-31” by S. Ridout)
• He sees no mercy in God, and therefore the only future he dwells upon is one of escape from His presence. (“Job 3-31” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And why dost not thou forgive my transgressionb and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I lie down in the dust, and thou shalt seek me early, and I shall not be.

JND Translation Notes

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b
Properly "audacious sin," "rebellion" (against God). as ch 8.4 and 34.37.