“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!”
"Oh, that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would conceal me until your wrath is past, that you would appoint me a set time and remember me!" Job's desperate prayer moves from lament to petition. He asks God to hide him in Sheol (the grave) until divine wrath cools. The wish is for temporary concealment, the possibility of emerging once God's anger has passed. This verse acknowledges that Job would accept even a grave-dwelling if it meant eventual restoration.
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