Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey. New Living Translation It disappears like a swift papyrus boat, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. English Standard Version They go by like skiffs of reed, like an eagle swooping on the prey. Berean Standard Bible They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. King James Bible They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey. New King James Version They pass by like swift ships, Like an eagle swooping on its prey. New American Standard Bible “They slip by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its prey. NASB 1995 “They slip by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its prey. NASB 1977 “They slip by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its prey. Legacy Standard Bible They sweep by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its food. Amplified Bible “They pass by like the [swift] boats made of reeds, Like an eagle that swoops down on its prey. Christian Standard Bible They sweep by like boats made of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. Holman Christian Standard Bible They sweep by like boats made of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. American Standard Version They are passed away as the swift ships; As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey. Contemporary English Version Each day passes swifter than a sailing ship or an eagle swooping down. English Revised Version They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that swoopeth on the prey. GOD'S WORD® Translation They pass by quickly like boats made from reeds, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. Good News Translation My life passes like the swiftest boat, as fast as an eagle swooping down on a rabbit. International Standard Version They pass by like a ship made of reeds, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. Majority Standard Bible They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. NET Bible They glide by like reed boats, like an eagle that swoops down on its prey. New Heart English Bible They have passed away as the swift ships, as the eagle that swoops on the prey. Webster's Bible Translation They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey. World English Bible They have passed away as the swift ships, as the eagle that swoops on the prey. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThey have passed on with ships of reed, "" As an eagle darts on food. Young's Literal Translation They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food. Smith's Literal Translation They glided along with the ships of desire: as the eagle will pounce upon food. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey have passed by as ships carrying fruits, as an eagle flying to the prey. Catholic Public Domain Version They have passed by like ships carrying fruits, just like an eagle flying to food. New American Bible They shoot by like skiffs of reed, like an eagle swooping upon its prey. New Revised Standard Version They go by like skiffs of reed, like an eagle swooping on the prey. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey are passed away like ships of the enemy; like the eagle that swoops on the prey. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated They have passed by with the many ships of an enemy like an eagle that flies upon its food OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They are passed away as the swift ships; As the vulture that swoopeth on the prey. Brenton Septuagint Translation Or again, is there a trace of their path left by ships? or is there one of the flying eagle as it seeks its prey? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job: How Can I Argue with God?…25My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good. 26They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. 27If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’… Cross References James 4:14 You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Psalm 39:5 You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah Psalm 90:10 The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. Psalm 102:11 My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass. 1 Peter 1:24 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, Ecclesiastes 6:12 For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun? Psalm 144:4 Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow. Isaiah 40:6-7 A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. 1 Chronicles 29:15 For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. Hebrews 13:14 For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come. 2 Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Psalm 103:15-16 As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more. Isaiah 64:6 Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind. 1 John 2:17 The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. Job 7:6-7 My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope. / Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness. Treasury of Scripture They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hastens to the prey. swift ships. Job 39:27-30 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? … 2 Samuel 1:23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions. Proverbs 23:5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. Jump to Previous Boats Dropping Eagle Eagles Food Hasteth Papyrus Passed Past Prey Reed Rushing Ships Slip Suddenly Swift Swoopeth Swooping Swoops VultureJump to Next Boats Dropping Eagle Eagles Food Hasteth Papyrus Passed Past Prey Reed Rushing Ships Slip Suddenly Swift Swoopeth Swooping Swoops VultureJob 9 1. Job acknowledges God's justice22. Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflictions They sweep by The phrase "They sweep by" conveys a sense of rapid, unstoppable movement. In the Hebrew text, the verb used here is "חָלַף" (chalaf), which means to pass on or pass by swiftly. This imagery suggests the fleeting nature of life and time, emphasizing how quickly our days can pass without us fully realizing it. In the context of Job's lament, it reflects his feeling of helplessness as his life seems to rush past him uncontrollably, much like the swift passage of time that is beyond human control. like boats of papyrus like an eagle swooping down on its prey Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They sweep byחָ֭לְפוּ (ḥā·lə·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2498: To slide by, to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce, change like עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with boats אֳנִיּ֣וֹת (’o·nî·yō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 591: A ship of papyrus, אֵבֶ֑ה (’ê·ḇeh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 16: Reed, papyrus like an eagle כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר (kə·ne·šer) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5404: The eagle swooping down יָט֥וּשׂ (yā·ṭūś) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2907: To pounce as a, bird of prey on עֲלֵי־ (‘ă·lê-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against its prey. אֹֽכֶל׃ (’ō·ḵel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 400: Food Links Job 9:26 NIVJob 9:26 NLT Job 9:26 ESV Job 9:26 NASB Job 9:26 KJV Job 9:26 BibleApps.com Job 9:26 Biblia Paralela Job 9:26 Chinese Bible Job 9:26 French Bible Job 9:26 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 9:26 They have passed away as the swift (Jb) |
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