Job 14:2
As a flower, he cometh forth—and fadeth, He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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:
Cross References
Job 8:9For, of yesterday, are, we, and cannot know, for, a shadow, are our days upon earth:
Psalms 39:7Now, therefore, for what have I waited, O My Lord? My hope, is, in thee.
Psalms 90:6In the morning, it sprouteth and shooteth up, By the evening, it is cut down and withered.
Psalms 92:12The righteous, like the palm-tree, shall thrive, Like the cedar in Lebanon, shall he grow;
Psalms 102:11My days, are like a shadow extended, And, I, as green herbage, do wither.
Psalms 103:15As for man, like grass, are his days, Like the blossom of the field, so, doth he blossom;
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 →