Job 14:15 Meaning and Explanation
“Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Job imagines a day when God will call and he will answer, because God longs for the creatures His hands have made.
What Does Job 14:15 Mean?
Rising on the hope of the previous verse, Job pictures a reunion. God will call, and Job will answer; the long silence will be broken. And he grounds this hope in something tender about God's own heart: the Creator yearns for the work of His own hands and will not finally abandon what He made.
This is faith reaching past the grave to the love of God. Job senses that he is not merely a fading flower but the cherished workmanship of God, who desires him still. That instinct is true. We are God's handiwork, and He does long for us. The call Job awaits is the very voice that one day summons the dead, the Good Shepherd who calls His own by name and they answer Him.
Job 14:15 in the Original Language
kasaf (כָּסַף), 'have a desire' -- to long for with deep yearning, here God's longing for His creature.
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What does Job 14:15 mean?
Job imagines a day when God will call and he will answer, because God longs for the creatures His hands have made.