Job 14:4

Who can bring a tahor (clean thing) out of a tameh (an unclean)? + 14:4 cf. Ro 5:12 1 Loh echad (No one). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

In Context

3And doth Thou open Thine eyes upon such a one, 1 and bringest me into mishpat with Thee? 1

5Seeing his yamim are determined, 1 the number of his chodashim (months) are with Thee, 1 Thou hast appointed his limits that he cannot exceed. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 5:3And Adam lived a hundred and thirty shanah and fathered in his own demut and after his tzelem (image) and called shmo Shet:

Job 25:4Mah yitzdak Enosh im El (how then can man be justified, set right, with G-d?) 1 Or how can he be clean that is born of isha? 1

Psalms 51:7Surely, I was brought forth in avon; 1 and in chet did immi conceive me. + 51:7 i.e., I was a sinner from conception 1

Luke 1:35And in reply, the malach said to her, The Ruach Hakodesh will come upon you and the gevurah of HaElyon will overshadow you. Therefore, also, the one being born will be called HaKadosh (The Holy One), Ben HaElohim.

Romans 5:12Therefore, just as through one Adam (one man, humanity, Adam), Chet (Sin) entered into the Olam Hazeh and, through Chet (Sin), entered Mavet + 5:12 Ro 1:32; Gn 2:16-17 (Death), and so Mavet passed through to kol Bnei Adam (all Mankind, all the sons of Adam), because all sinned.

Ephesians 2:3Among them we too all formerly conducted ourselves in the ta'avot of our basar, following the lusts of the flesh and of the machshavot (thoughts), and we were by nature Bnei Za'am (Sons of Wrath) of Hashem, as also the rest.

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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