Job 14:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 8:9 : 9 For we were born yesterday and do not have knowledge, since 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!” Another asks,“What should I cry out?” The first voice responds:“All people are like grass, and all their promises are like the flowers in the field. 7 The grass dries up, the flowers wither, when the wind sent by the LORD blows on them. Surely humanity is like grass. 8 The grass dries up, the flowers wither, but the decree of our God is forever reliable.”
  • Ps 103:15-16 : 15 A person’s life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes, 16 but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.
  • 1 Chr 29:15 : 15 For we are resident foreigners and temporary settlers in your presence, like all our ancestors; our days are like a shadow on the earth, without security.
  • Ps 102:11 : 11 My days are coming to an end, and I am withered like grass.
  • Ps 144:4 : 4 People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.
  • Jas 1:10-11 : 10 But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow. 11 For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.
  • Jas 4:14 : 14 You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.
  • Eccl 8:13 : 13 But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.
  • Job 9:25-26 : 25 Renewed Complaint“My days are swifter than a runner, they speed by without seeing happiness. 26 They glide by like reed boats, like an eagle that swoops down on its prey.
  • Ps 90:5-9 : 5 You bring their lives to an end and they“fall asleep.” In the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up; 6 in the morning it glistens and sprouts up; at evening time it withers and dries up. 7 Yes, we are consumed by your anger; we are terrified by your wrath. 8 You are aware of our sins; you even know about our hidden sins. 9 Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh.
  • Ps 92:7 : 7 When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.
  • Ps 92:12 : 12 The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon.

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  • Ps 144:4
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    4People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.

  • Job 14:1
    81%

    1The Brevity of Life“Man, born of woman, lives but a few days, and they are full of trouble.

  • Ps 103:15-16
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    15A person’s life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes,

    16but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.

  • Job 14:5-12
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    5Since man’s days are determined, the number of his months is under your control; you have set his limit and he cannot pass it.

    6Look away from him and let him desist, until he fulfills his time like a hired man.

    7The Inevitability of Death“But there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.

    8Although its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump begins to die in the soil,

    9at the scent of water it will flourish and put forth shoots like a new plant.

    10But man dies and is powerless; he expires– and where is he?

    11As water disappears from the sea, or a river drains away and dries up,

    12so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.

  • Job 14:3
    78%

    3Do you fix your eye on such a one? And do you bring me before you for judgment?

  • Jas 1:10-11
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    76%

    10But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.

    11For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

  • Ps 90:6
    76%

    6in the morning it glistens and sprouts up; at evening time it withers and dries up.

  • Job 20:7-8
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    7he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say,‘Where is he?’

    8Like a dream he flies away, never again to be found, and like a vision of the night he is put to flight.

  • Job 8:12
    75%

    12While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass!

  • Ps 146:4
    75%

    4Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.

  • Job 7:9-10
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    9As a cloud is dispersed and then disappears, so the one who goes down to the grave does not come up again.

    10He returns no more to his house, nor does his place of residence know him any more.

  • Eccl 6:4
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    4Though the stillborn child came into the world for no reason and departed into darkness, though its name is shrouded in darkness,

  • Job 15:29-30
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    29He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.

    30He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots and he will depart by the breath of God’s mouth.

  • Ps 102:11
    74%

    11My days are coming to an end, and I am withered like grass.

  • Job 14:14
    74%

    14If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait until my release comes.

  • Eccl 5:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15Just as he came forth from his mother’s womb, naked will he return as he came, and he will take nothing in his hand that he may carry away from his toil.

    16This is another misfortune: Just as he came, so will he go. What did he gain from toiling for the wind?

  • 1 Pet 1:24
    74%

    24For all flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of the grass; the grass withers and the flower falls off,

  • 2 Sam 14:14
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    14Certainly we must die, and are like water spilled on the ground that cannot be gathered up again. But God does not take away life; instead he devises ways for the banished to be restored.

  • Ps 49:12
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    12but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish.

  • Job 34:15
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    15all flesh would perish together and human beings would return to dust.

  • Job 7:6
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    6My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle and they come to an end without hope.

  • Job 18:16-18
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    16Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above.

    17His memory perishes from the earth, he has no name in the land.

    18He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world.

  • Jas 4:14
    73%

    14You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

  • Job 14:20
    73%

    20You overpower him once for all, and he departs; you change his appearance and send him away.

  • Ps 89:47-48
    2 verses
    72%

    47Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?

    48No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol.(Selah)

  • Job 8:16
    72%

    16He is a well-watered plant in the sun, its shoots spread over its garden.

  • Job 24:22
    72%

    22But God drags off the mighty by his power; when God rises up against him, he has no faith in his life.

  • Isa 40:7
    72%

    7The grass dries up, the flowers wither, when the wind sent by the LORD blows on them. Surely humanity is like grass.

  • Job 8:9
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    9For we were born yesterday and do not have knowledge, since our days on earth are but a shadow.

  • Ps 37:36
    72%

    36But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found.

  • Isa 38:12
    72%

    12My dwelling place is removed and taken away from me like a shepherd’s tent. I rolled up my life like a weaver rolls cloth; from the loom he cuts me off. You turn day into night and end my life.

  • Job 4:20
    72%

    20They are destroyed between morning and evening; they perish forever without anyone regarding it.

  • Job 10:20
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    20Are not my days few? Cease, then, and leave me alone, that I may find a little comfort,

  • Job 21:32
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    32And when he is carried to the tombs, and watch is kept over the funeral mound,