10 Bible Verses about Life Cut Short

He has exhausted my strength [humbling me with sorrow] in the way;
He has shortened my days.

“My dwelling (body) is pulled up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent;
I have rolled up my life as a weaver [rolls up the finished web].
He cuts me free from the warp [of the loom];
From day to night You bring me to an end.

“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And are spent without hope.

“Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They vanish, they see no good.

“She who has borne seven [sons] languishes;
She has breathed out her soul.
Her sun has set while it was still day;
She has been shamed and humiliated.
So I will hand over [the rest of] the survivors to the sword
Before their enemies,” says the Lord.

“My spirit is broken, my days are extinguished,
The grave is ready for me.

“My days are past, my purposes and plans are frustrated and torn apart;
The wishes of my heart [are broken].

“Why then do You not pardon my transgression
And take away my sin and guilt?
For now I will lie down in the dust;
And You will seek me [diligently], but I will not be.”

I said, “In mid-life
I am to go through the gates of Sheol (the place of the dead),
I am to be summoned, deprived of the remainder of my years.”

“His bones are full of youthful strength
But it lies down with him in the dust.