Parallel Verses New International Version They spring up like flowers and wither away; like fleeting shadows, they do not endure. New Living Translation We blossom like a flower and then wither. Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear. English Standard Version He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not. New American Standard Bible "Like a flower he comes forth and withers. He also flees like a shadow and does not remain. King James Bible He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. Holman Christian Standard Bible He blossoms like a flower, then withers; he flees like a shadow and does not last. International Standard Version He springs up like a flower and then withers. Like a shadow, he disappears and doesn't last. NET Bible He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain. GOD'S WORD® Translation He comes up like a flower; then he withers. He is like a fleeting shadow; he doesn't stay long. JPS Tanakh 1917 He cometh forth like a flower, and withereth; He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. New American Standard 1977 “Like a flower he comes forth and withers. He also flees like a shadow and does not remain. Jubilee Bible 2000 He comes forth like an open flower and is cut down; he flees as a shadow and does not remain. King James 2000 Bible He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down: he flees also as a shadow, and continues not. American King James Version He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down: he flees also as a shadow, and continues not. American Standard Version He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. Douay-Rheims Bible Who cometh forth like a flower, and is destroyed, and fleeth as a shadow, and never continueth in the same state. Darby Bible Translation He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; and he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not. English Revised Version He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. Webster's Bible Translation He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. World English Bible He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn't continue. Young's Literal Translation As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not. Commentary Matthew Henry Commentary14:1-6 Job enlarges upon the condition of man, addressing himself also to God. Every man of Adam's fallen race is short-lived. All his show of beauty, happiness, and splendour falls before the stroke of sickness or death, as the flower before the scythe; or passes away like the shadow. How is it possible for a man's conduct to be sinless, when his heart is by nature unclean? Here is a clear proof that Job understood and believed the doctrine of original sin. He seems to have intended it as a plea, why the Lord should not deal with him according to his own works, but according to His mercy and grace. It is determined, in the counsel and decree of God, how long we shall live. Our times are in his hands, the powers of nature act under him; in him we live and move. And it is very useful to reflect seriously on the shortness and uncertainty of human life, and the fading nature of all earthly enjoyments. But it is still more important to look at the cause, and remedy of these evils. Until we are born of the Spirit, no spiritually good thing dwells in us, or can proceed from us. Even the little good in the regenerate is defiled with sin. We should therefore humble ourselves before God, and cast ourselves wholly on the mercy of God, through our Divine Surety. We should daily seek the renewing of the Holy Ghost, and look to heaven as the only place of perfect holiness and happiness. Study Bible Job Acknowledges the Finality of Death1"Man, who is born of woman, Is short-lived and full of turmoil. 2"Like a flower he comes forth and withers. He also flees like a shadow and does not remain. 3"You also open Your eyes on him And bring him into judgment with Yourself.… Cross References James 1:10 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. 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, 1 Chronicles 29:15 "For we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope. Job 4:20 'Between morning and evening they are broken in pieces; Unobserved, they perish forever. Job 8:9 "For we are only of yesterday and know nothing, Because our days on earth are as a shadow. Job 15:33 "He will drop off his unripe grape like the vine, And will cast off his flower like the olive tree. Psalm 37:2 For they will wither quickly like the grass And fade like the green herb. Psalm 39:5 "Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight; Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah. Psalm 90:5 You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew. Psalm 90:6 In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew; Toward evening it fades and withers away. Treasury of Scripture He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down: he flees also as a shadow, and continues not. like Psalm 90:5-9 You carry them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the … Psalm 92:7,12 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of … Psalm 103:15,16 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourishes… Isaiah 40:6-8 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is … James 1:10,11 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the … James 4:14 Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your … 1 Peter 1:24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower … fleeth Job 8:9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days … Job 9:25,26 Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good… 1 Chronicles 29:15 For we are strangers before you, and sojourners, as were all our … Psalm 102:11 My days are like a shadow that declines; and I am withered like grass. Psalm 144:4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passes away. Ecclesiastes 8:13 But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong … Jump to Previous Continue Continues Continueth Cut Endure Flees Fleeth Fleeting Flight Flower Forth Goes Shade Shadow Springs Standeth Withereth WithersJump to Next Continue Continues Continueth Cut Endure Flees Fleeth Fleeting Flight Flower Forth Goes Shade Shadow Springs Standeth Withereth WithersLinks Job 14:2 NIVJob 14:2 NLT Job 14:2 ESV Job 14:2 NASB Job 14:2 KJV Job 14:2 Biblia Paralela Job 14:2 Chinese Bible Job 14:2 French Bible Job 14:2 German Bible Alphabetical: a also and away comes does endure flees fleeting flower forth He like not remain shadow springs up withers OT Poetry: Job 14:2 He comes forth like a flower (Jb) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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