Verse 2

As a servant{H5650} earnestly desireth{H7602}{(H8799)} the shadow{H6738}, and as an hireling{H7916} looketh{H6960}{(H8762)} for the reward of his work{H6467}:

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 19:13 : 13 Thou shalt not defraud{H6231}{(H8799)} thy neighbour{H7453}, neither rob{H1497}{(H8799)} him: the wages{H6468} of him that is hired{H7916} shall not abide{H3885}{(H8799)} with thee all night until the morning{H1242}.
  • Deut 24:15 : 15 At his day{H3117} thou shalt give{H5414}{(H8799)} him his hire{H7939}, neither shall the sun{H8121} go down{H935}{(H8799)} upon it; for he is poor{H6041}, and setteth{H5375}{(H8802)} his heart{H5315} upon it: lest he cry{H7121}{(H8799)} against thee unto the LORD{H3068}, and it be sin{H2399} unto thee.
  • Jer 6:4 : 4 Prepare{H6942}{(H8761)} ye war{H4421} against her; arise{H6965}{(H8798)}, and let us go up{H5927}{(H8799)} at noon{H6672}. Woe{H188} unto us! for the day{H3117} goeth away{H6437}{(H8804)}, for the shadows{H6752} of the evening{H6153} are stretched out{H5186}{(H8735)}.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near{H7126}{(H8804)} to you to judgment{H4941}; and I will be a swift{H4116}{(H8764)} witness{H5707} against the sorcerers{H3784}{(H8764)}, and against the adulterers{H5003}{(H8764)}, and against false{H8267} swearers{H7650}{(H8737)}, and against those that oppress{H6231}{(H8802)} the hireling{H7916} in his wages{H7939}, the widow{H490}, and the fatherless{H3490}, and that turn aside{H5186}{(H8688)} the stranger{H1616} from his right, and fear{H3372}{(H8804)} not me, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}.
  • Jas 5:4 : 4 Behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, the hire{G3408} of the labourers{G2040} who{G3588} have reaped down{G270}{(G5660)} your{G5216} fields{G5561}, which{G3588} is of{G575} you{G5216} kept back by fraud{G650}{(G5772)}, crieth{G2896}{(G5719)}: and{G2532} the cries{G995} of them which have reaped{G2325}{(G5660)} are entered{G1525}{(G5754)} into{G1519} the ears{G3775} of the Lord{G2962} of sabaoth{G4519}.
  • Ps 119:131 : 131 I opened{H6473}{(H8804)} my mouth{H6310}, and panted{H7602}{(H8799)}: for I longed{H2968}{(H8804)} for thy commandments{H4687}.
  • Ps 143:6 : 6 I stretch forth{H6566}{(H8765)} my hands{H3027} unto thee: my soul{H5315} thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty{H5889} land{H776}. Selah{H5542}.