Job 14:5

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

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

4Who can make him clean who is conceived of unclean seed? Are you not the only one who can?

6Withdraw a little from him, so that he may rest, until his awaited day arrives, like that of the hired hand.

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Cross References

Job 7:1The life of a man on the earth is a battle, and his days are like the days of a hired hand.

Job 14:14Do you suppose that a dead man will live again? On each of the days in which I now battle, I wait until my transformation occurs.

Job 21:21For what does he care what happens to his house after him, or if the number of its months are reduced by half?

Psalms 39:4And he sent a new canticle into my mouth, a song to our God. Many will see, and they will fear; and they will hope in the Lord.

Psalms 104:29He turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fish.

Ecclesiastes 8:8It is not in the power of a man to prohibit the spirit, nor does he have authority over the day of death, nor is he permitted to rest when war breaks out, and neither will impiety save the impious.

Matthew Henry on Job 14:2-7

Brevity and Frailty of Human Life. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. 2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. 5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; 6 Turn from him, that he may… Read the whole commentary →

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