Job 14
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1Man that is born of a woman
Is of few days, and full of trouble.
2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down:
He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one,
And bringest me into judgment with thee?
4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?
Not one.
5Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee,
Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
6Turn from him, that he may rest,
Till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
7For there is hope of a tree,
If it be cut down, that it will sprout again,
And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8Though the root thereof wax old in the earth,
And the stock thereof die in the ground;
9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud,
And bring forth boughs like a plant.
10But man dieth, and wasteth away:
Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
11 As the waters fail from the sea,
And the flood decayeth and drieth up:
12So man lieth down, and riseth not:
Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake,
Nor be raised out of their sleep.
13O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave,
That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past,
That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
14If a man die, shall he live again?
All the days of my appointed time will I wait,
Till my change come.
15Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee:
Thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
16For now thou numberest my steps:
Dost thou not watch over my sin?
17My transgression is sealed up in a bag,
And thou sewest up mine iniquity.
18And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought,
And the rock is removed out of his place.
19The waters wear the stones:
Thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth;
And thou destroyest the hope of man.
20Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth:
Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
21His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not;
And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
22But his flesh upon him shall have pain,
And his soul within him shall mourn.
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1Man born of woman
is short of days and full of trouble. # Jb 5:7; 15:35; Is 59:4
2He blossoms like a flower, then withers; # Ps 103:15-16; Is 40:6-7; Jms 1:10-11
he flees like a shadow and does not last.
3Do You really take notice of one like this?
Will You bring me into judgment against You? # LXX, Syr, Vg read him # Jb 22:4; Ps 143:2; 144:3
4Who can produce something pure from what is impure?
No one!
5Since man’s days are determined
and the number of his months depends on You,
and since You have set # Lit set his limits he cannot pass, # Jb 21:21; Ps 39:4; 90:12
6look away from him and let him rest
so that he can enjoy his day like a hired hand. # Jb 7:16; 10:20; Ps 39:13
7There is hope for a tree:
If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
and its shoots will not die.
8If its roots grow old in the ground
and its stump starts to die in the soil,
9the smell of water makes it thrive
and produce twigs like a sapling. # Jb 29:19; Ps 1:3; Jr 17:8
10But a man dies and fades away;
he breathes his last — where is he?
11As water disappears from the sea
and a river becomes parched and dry,
12so man lies down never to rise again.
They will not wake up until the heavens are no more; # Is 51:6; Rv 20:11; 21:1
they will not stir from their sleep.
13If only You would hide me in Sheol # Jb 11:8; 17:16; Am 9:2
and conceal me until Your anger # Jb 16:9; 19:11; Ps 30:5 passes.
If only You would appoint a time for me
and then remember me.
14When a man dies, will he come back to life?
If so, I would wait # Jb 6:8; 13:13; 35:14 all the days of my struggle # Jb 7:1; Is 40:2
until my relief comes.
15You would call, and I would answer You.
You would long for the work of Your hands. # Jb 9:16; 10:3; 13:22
16For then You would count my steps # Jb 10:6; 31:4; 34:21
but would not take note # Jb 10:14; 33:11; Ps 130:3 of my sin.
17My rebellion would be sealed up in a bag,
and You would cover over my iniquity.
18But as a mountain collapses and crumbles
and a rock is dislodged from its place,
19as water wears away stones
and torrents wash away the soil from the land,
so You destroy a man’s hope. # Jb 7:6; 17:15; 19:10
20You completely overpower him, and he passes on;
You change his appearance and send him away.
21If his sons receive honor, he does not know it;
if they become insignificant, he is unaware of it. # Jb 21:21; Ec 9:5; Is 63:16
22He feels only the pain of his own body
and mourns only for himself.
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