Bible Strands
Job 14:15
You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Job addresses God directly while trapped in physical decay, positioned between his hope for post-mortem renewal in verse 14 and his plea for God to stop tracking his sins in verse 16.
The words — The Hebrew תִכְסֹף (tikh.Sof) translates literally as "you will long," attaching to the phrase "the work of Your hands" to state that God desires the creation He formed.
The thread — The pattern of divine calling and answering runs through Job 13:22, while the concept of God fulfilling His purpose for His works appears in Psalm 138:8.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to accept that God's focus shifts from recording guilt to actively seeking the created person, demanding a stance of patient waiting instead of self-defense.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
Cross-references
- Job 13:22 Then call me, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You can reply.
- Psalms 138:8 The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.
- Job 7:21 Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
- Job 10:3 Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?
- Job 10:8 Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me?
- 1 Peter 4:19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
- 1 John 2:28 And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
- Psalms 50:4 He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.