Job 14:2

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He springs up like a flower and withers away; he flees like a shadow and does not endure.

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  • Job 8:9 : 9 for we were only born yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow.
  • 1 Pet 1:24 : 24 For, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls off,
  • Isa 40:6-8 : 6 A voice says, 'Cry out.' And I said, 'What shall I cry?' All people are like grass, and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field. 7 The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are like grass. 8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.
  • Ps 103:15-16 : 15 As for man, his days are like grass, he blooms like a flower of the field. 16 The wind blows over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
  • 1 Chr 29:15 : 15 For we are strangers and temporary residents before you, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
  • Ps 102:11 : 11 Because of your wrath and indignation, for you have lifted me up and thrown me aside.
  • Ps 144:4 : 4 Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.
  • Jas 1:10-11 : 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat, and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. In the same way, the rich person will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
  • Jas 4:14 : 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
  • Eccl 8:13 : 13 But it will not go well for the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not fear God.
  • Job 9:25-26 : 25 My days are swifter than a runner; they flee away and do not see any good. 26 They pass by like reed boats, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
  • Ps 90:5-9 : 5 You sweep them away like a flood; they are like a dream, like grass that springs up in the morning— 6 In the morning it flourishes and grows, but by evening it withers and dries up. 7 We are consumed by your anger, and terrified by your wrath. 8 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. 9 All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a sigh.
  • Ps 92:7 : 7 A senseless person does not know, and a fool does not understand this:
  • Ps 92:12 : 12 My eyes will see the fall of my enemies; my ears will hear the downfall of my wicked foes who rise against me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 4 Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

  • 1 Man, born of a woman, is short-lived and full of trouble.

  • Ps 103:15-16
    2 verses
    81%

    15 As for man, his days are like grass, he blooms like a flower of the field.

    16 The wind blows over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.

  • Job 14:5-12
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    5 A person’s days are determined; you have decreed the number of their months and set limits they cannot exceed.

    6 So look away from them and let them rest, till they have enjoyed their time like a hired worker.

    7 At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its shoots will not fail.

    8 Even if its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,

    9 at the scent of water it will bud and produce branches like a young plant.

    10 But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and where is he?

    11 As the waters of a lake dry up or a riverbed becomes parched and dry,

    12 so man lies down and does not rise; till the heavens are no more, people will not awake or be roused from their sleep.

  • 3 Do you fix your gaze on such a one and bring me into judgment with you?

  • Jas 1:10-11
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    76%

    10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.

    11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat, and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. In the same way, the rich person will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

  • 6 In the morning it flourishes and grows, but by evening it withers and dries up.

  • Job 20:7-8
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    76%

    7 he will perish forever like his own waste; those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'

    8 Like a dream he flies away and is no more; he is chased away like a vision of the night.

  • 12 While still in their greenness and not cut down, they wither more quickly than any grass.

  • 4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day their plans perish.

  • Job 7:9-10
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    75%

    9 As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so one who goes down to the grave does not return.

    10 He will never come back to his house; his place will know him no more.

  • 4 For it comes in vain and departs in darkness, and its name is covered in darkness.

  • Job 15:29-30
    2 verses
    75%

    29 He will no longer be rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread out across the land.

    30 He will not escape from darkness; a flame will dry up his branch, and the breath of God's mouth will carry him away.

  • 11 Because of your wrath and indignation, for you have lifted me up and thrown me aside.

  • 14 If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come.

  • Eccl 5:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15 This too is a grievous evil: As a man comes, so he departs, and what does he gain from all his labor for the wind?

    16 Throughout his days, he eats in darkness, with great frustration, sickness, and anger.

  • 24 For, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls off,

  • 14 We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. Yet God does not take away life, but devises ways so that a banished person may not remain estranged from Him.

  • 12 Their inward thought is that their houses will last forever, and their dwelling places for all generations; they call their lands by their own names.

  • 15 all flesh would perish together, and mankind would return to dust.

  • 6 My days pass more swiftly than a weaver's shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.

  • Job 18:16-18
    3 verses
    73%

    16 His roots below will dry up, and his branches above will wither.

    17 His memory perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the public square.

    18 He is driven from light into darkness and chased out of the world.

  • 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

  • 20 You overpower him forever, and he departs; you change his face and send him away.

  • Ps 89:47-48
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    72%

    47 How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath keep burning like fire?

    48 Remember how fleeting my life is; for what futility have you created all humanity!

  • 16 They are green before the sun, and their shoots spread out over the garden.

  • 22 Yet God drags away the mighty with His power; though they rise up, they do not trust in their own lives.

  • 7 The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are like grass.

  • 9 for we were only born yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow.

  • 36 Yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched for him, he could not be found.

  • 12 My dwelling is pulled up and taken from me, like a shepherd's tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver rolls a cloth; He cuts me off from the loom. Day and night You bring me to an end.

  • 20 From morning to evening they are broken to pieces; without anyone noticing, they perish forever.

  • 20 Are not my days few? Leave me alone, so I may have a moment of relief.

  • 32 He is carried to the graves, and a watch is kept over his tomb.