Job 14:2
He cometh forth like a flower, and withereth; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
In Context
1Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
3And dost Thou open Thine eyes upon such a one, and bringest me into judgment with Thee?
Cross References
Job 8:9For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow —
Psalms 39:7(39-8) And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope, it is in Thee.
Psalms 90:6In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
Psalms 92:12(92-13) The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Psalms 102:11(102-12) My days are like a lengthening shadow; and I am withered like grass.
Psalms 103:15As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
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 →