Job 7:21

And why dost thou not pardon my transgression,.... Or "lift it up" (d); every sin is a transgression of the law of God, and the guilt of it upon the conscience is a burden too heavy to bear, and the…

And why dost thou not pardon my transgression? - Admitting that I have sinned Job 7:20, yet why dost thou not forgive me? I shall soon pass away from the land of the living. I may be sought but I…

Job here reasons with God,

I. Concerning his dealings with man in general (Job 7:17, Job 7:18): What is man, that thou shouldst magnify him? This may be looked upon either, 1. As a passionate…

seek me in the morning Rather, seek me, simply, or, seek me earnestly; the addition "in the morning" (just as "betimes," ch. Job 8:5) rests upon a mistaken etymology. Job concludes his speech by a…