Job 14:6Look away from him, that he may rest, until he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
The setting
Ancient Uz, ~2000 BC. Job pleads for divine mercy — just stop watching so intensely, give space to breathe like a day laborer gets evening rest...
The emotion here: exhausted and pleading for divine space while still believing
The original word
sakir (שָׂכִיר) — hired worker, day laborer who works for daily wages and stops at sunset
Why it matters
Day laborers in ancient times had legal protections for rest that Job envies
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 14:6
Job isn't asking to die — he's asking God to stop staring at him so intensely
Common misconceptionThis sounds like Job wants God to leave him alone forever, but he's actually asking for the same mercy God shows to hired workers — a break at the end of the day.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Job 14:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 14:6 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 50% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine mercy, rest. Notable phrases: look away; that he may rest; as a hireling. 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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