Job 14:2
“Hee commeth forth like a flower, and is cut downe: he fleeth also, as a shaddow and continueth not.”
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Job 14:2 Context
1Man that is borne of a woman, is of few dayes, and full of trouble. 2Hee commeth forth like a flower, and is cut downe: he fleeth also, as a shaddow and continueth not. 3And doest thou open thine eies vpon such an one, and bringest me into iudgment with thee? 4Who can bring a cleane thing out of an vncleane? not one.
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Other Translations for Job 14:2
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
- King James Version
"Like a flower he comes forth and withers. He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He comes out like a flower, and is cut down: he goes in flight like a shade, and is never seen again.
- Basic English Bible
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; and he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not.
- Darby Bible
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
- Webster's Bible
He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn't continue.
- World English Bible
As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.
- Youngs Literal Bible
He cometh forth like a flower, and withereth; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 14:2
14:2 Flower - The flower is fading, and all its beauty soon withers and is gone. The shadow is fleeting, and its very being will soon be lost in the shadows of night. Of neither do we make any account, in neither do we put any confidence.