Job 7:17

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ What [is] man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

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Referenced Verses

  • Heb 2:6 : 6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
  • Ps 8:4 : 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
  • Ps 144:3 : 3 LORD, what [is] man, that thou takest knowledge of him! [or] the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
  • 1 Sam 24:14 : 14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
  • Job 7:12 : 12 [Am] I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
  • Job 34:14-15 : 14 If he set his heart upon man, [if] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; 15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

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    3LORD, what [is] man, that thou takest knowledge of him! [or] the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

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  • Heb 2:6-7
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    6But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

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    13That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest [such] words go out of thy mouth?

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    3[Is it] good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

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    6How much less man, [that is] a worm? and the son of man, [which is] a worm?

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    20I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

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  • Job 7:16
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    16I loathe [it]; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days [are] vanity.

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