Job 14:13"Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would keep me secret, until your wrath is past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me!
The setting
Ancient Uz (likely modern Jordan/Saudi Arabia border). Job sits in ashes, covered in boils, having lost everything. His friends have been accusing him for days...
The emotion here: desperate, in excruciating physical and emotional pain
The original word
sheol (שְׁאוֹל) — the grave, underworld, place of the dead where all go
Why it matters
Job is asking for temporary death as relief — unprecedented in ancient literature
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 14:13
Job isn't suicidal — he's asking God to hide him like a witness protection program until God's anger passes
Common misconceptionPeople think Job lost faith here, but he's actually showing incredible trust — asking God to hide him until God's wrath passes assumes God will remember him afterward.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Job 14:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 14:13 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Job. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include refuge in God, divine timing. Notable phrases: hide me in Sheol; until your wrath is past. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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