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
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
In Context
8For inquire, now, of the dor rishon (former age), 1 and consider the research of their avot; 1
10Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, 1 and bring forth words out of their lev? 1
Cross References
Genesis 47:9And Ya'akov said unto Pharaoh, The days of the shanim of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty shanah; few and bad have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my avot in the days of their pilgrimage.
Job 7:6My yamim are swifter than a weaverʼs shuttle, 1 and are spent without tikveh. 1
Job 14:2He cometh forth like a tzitz (flower), and is cut down; 1 he fleeth also as a tzel, and continueth not. 1
Psalms 82:5They know not, neither will they understand; 1 they walk on in choshech; 1 all the foundations of ha'aretz are shaken. 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 144:4Adam is like hevel; 1 his days are as a tzel that passeth away. 1
Matthew Henry on Job 8:9-20
8 For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) 10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? 11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? 12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. 13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:… Read the whole commentary →