Job 14:15 - Exposition

Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee ; rather, thou shouldest call , and I would answer thee (see the Revised Version). In that case, when I quitted Hades, and renewed my life, thou wouldst assuredly summon me to thee, and I would respond to the summons. There would be sweet colloquy between us; for thou wilt (or, rather, wouldest ) have a desire to the work of thine hands (comp. Job 10:8-11 ). Job assumes that God must love whatever he has created, and be drawn towards it by a secret, strong desire.