Job 14:6 Meaning
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
Context Explained
4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
5Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
6Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
7For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
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Related Cross References
Matthew 11:28
Jesus invites the weary to find rest in Him, paralleling the desire for rest in Job.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Both verses reflect on the cycles of life and the time for every purpose.
Source: Job 14:6