Job 9:25

My days have been swifter than a messenger; they have fled and have not seen goodness.

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In The King James Version

Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.

In Context

24Since the earth has been given into the hand of the impious, he covers the face of its judges; for if it is not him, then who is it?

26They have passed by like ships carrying fruits, just like an eagle flying to food.

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Cross References

Job 7:6My days have passed by more quickly than threads are cut by a weaver, and they have been consumed without any hope.

Psalms 39:5Blessed is the man whose hope is in the name of the Lord, and who has no respect for vanities and absurd falsehoods.

James 4:14consider that you do not know what will be tomorrow.

Matthew Henry on Job 9:23-25

22 This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked. 23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he? Here Job touches briefly upon the main point now in dispute between him and his friends. They maintained that those who are righteous and good always prosper in this world, and none but the wicked are in misery and distress; he… Read the whole commentary →

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