Job 14:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
A person's days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed.

New Living Translation
You have decided the length of our lives. You know how many months we will live, and we are not given a minute longer.

English Standard Version
Since his days are determined, and the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass,

Berean Study Bible
Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,

New American Standard Bible
“Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; And You have set his limits so that he cannot pass.

NASB 1995
"Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; And his limits You have set so that he cannot pass.

NASB 1977
“Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with Thee, And his limits Thou hast set so that he cannot pass.

Amplified Bible
“Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You [in Your control], And You have made his limits so he cannot pass [his allotted time].

Christian Standard Bible
Since a person’s days are determined and the number of his months depends on you, and since you have set limits he cannot pass,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Since man's days are determined and the number of his months depends on You, and since You have set limits he cannot pass,

Contemporary English Version
Our time on earth is brief; the number of our days is already decided by you.

Good News Translation
The length of our lives is decided beforehand--the number of months we will live. You have settled it, and it can't be changed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If the number of his days and the number of his months are determined by you, and you set his limit, then he cannot go past it.

International Standard Version
Since his days have been determined, the number of his months is known to you. You've set his limit and he cannot exceed it.

NET Bible
Since man's days are determined, the number of his months is under your control; you have set his limit and he cannot pass it.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

New King James Version
Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.

King James 2000 Bible
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with you, you have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

New Heart English Bible
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his bounds that he can't pass;

World English Bible
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his bounds that he can't pass;

American King James Version
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with you, you have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

American Standard Version
Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

A Faithful Version
For his days are fixed, the number of his months is with You, and You have set his limits so that he cannot pass;

Darby Bible Translation
If his days are determined, if the number of his months is with thee, [and] thou hast appointed his bounds which he must not pass,

English Revised Version
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, and thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

Webster's Bible Translation
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Are not his dayes determined? the nober of his moneths are with thee: thou hast appointed his boundes, which he can not passe.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The dayes of man surely are determined, the number of his monethes are knowen onely vnto thee, thou hast appoynted him his bondes which he can not go beyonde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The dayes of man are shorte, ye nombre of his monethes are knowne only vnto the. Thou hast apoynted him his boundes, he can not go beyonde them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
If his days are determined, "" The number of his months [are] with You, "" You have made his limit, "" And he does not pass over;

Young's Literal Translation
If determined are his days, The number of his months are with Thee, His limit Thou hast made, And he passeth not over;

Smith's Literal Translation
If his days are determined, the number of his months with thee; thou madest his limit; he shall not pass over.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with thee: thou hast appointed his bounds which cannot be passed.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with you; you have determined his limits, which cannot be surpassed.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
If his days are cut off and the number of his months are circumcised, you have made the Law that he will not pass from it

Lamsa Bible
Seeing his days are determined and the number of his months are decreed, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot trespass them;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with Thee, And Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
if even his life should be but one day upon the earth: and his months are numbered by him: thou hast appointed him for a time, and he shall by no means exceed it.
















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