Job 14:2
He sprouts from the ground like a flower and is cut down; 1 he flees like a shadow and does not last. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
1Man, who is born of woman, 1 lives only a few days and is full of trouble. 1
3Do you look at any of these? 1 Do you bring me into judgment with you? 1
Cross References
Job 8:9(We were only born yesterday and know nothing 1 because our days on earth are a shadow). 1
Psalms 39:7Now, Lord, for what am I waiting? 1 You are my only hope. 1
Psalms 90:6In the morning it blooms and grows up; 1 in the evening it withers and dries up. 1
Psalms 92:12The righteous will flourish like the palm tree; 1 they will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 1
Psalms 102:11My days are like a shadow that fades, 1 and I have withered like grass. 1
Psalms 103:15As for man, his days are like grass; 1 he flourishes like a flower in a field. 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 →