Charles Ellicott Commentary Job 7:21

"And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust; And thou wilt seek me diligently, but I shall not be." — Job 7:21 (ASV)

And why do you not pardon my transgression? —In Job’s belief, sin was the origin of all disaster, and so he thinks that if he were only pardoned, his sorrows would pass away. Our Lord has not discouraged the belief, as He taught us that His miracle of healing the paralytic was accompanied with the assurance of forgiveness (e.g.,Matthew 9:2; Mark 2:5; Luke 5:20).