Job 14:13 Meaning and Explanation
“O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!”
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Read Full Chapter →Job longs to be hidden safely in the grave until God's anger passes, and then to be remembered.
What Does Job 14:13 Mean?
Out of his despair Job utters a daring prayer. He wishes God would hide him in the grave as in a shelter, keeping him secret until the storm of wrath has spent itself, and then set a time to call him to mind again. The grave becomes, in his longing, not an end but a hiding place in God's keeping.
This is one of the chapter's great turns: Job dares to imagine being remembered by God on the far side of death. To be remembered by God is to be brought back into life and fellowship. Without yet knowing how, Job leans his whole weary heart on the hope that God will not forget him in the dust. That hope finds its yes in the One who holds the keys of death.
Job 14:13 in the Original Language
sheol (שְׁאוֹל), 'grave' -- the realm of the dead, here imagined as a place of refuge in God's hand.
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What does Job 14:13 mean?
Job longs to be hidden safely in the grave until God's anger passes, and then to be remembered.