Job 14:2
He cometh forth like a tzitz (flower), and is cut down; 1 he fleeth also as a tzel, and continueth not. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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
1Adam that is born of isha 1 is of few yamim and full of rogez (unrest). 1
3And doth Thou open Thine eyes upon such a one, 1 and bringest me into mishpat with Thee? 1
Cross References
Job 8:9— For we are but of temol (yesterday, etmol) and know nothing, 1 because yameinu (our days) upon earth are a tzel (shadow) — 1
Psalms 39:7Surely every ish walketh in a tzel (shadow); 1 surely they are in turmoil in vain; 1 he heapeth up riches, and hath no da'as of who shall gather them. 1
Psalms 90:6In the boker it flourisheth, and groweth up; 1 in the erev it is cut down, and drieth up. 1
Psalms 92:12Mine eye also shall look on mine foes, 1 and mine ears shall hear of the resha'im 1 that rise up against me. 1
Psalms 102:11Because of Thine za'am (indignation) and Thy ketsef (wrath, anger); 1 for Thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down. 1
Psalms 103:15As for enosh (mankind), his yamim are like khatzir (green grass, herbage); 1 like tzitz hasadeh (a flower of the field), so he flourisheth. 1
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 →