Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
For what
The number
General references
Bible References
For what
Job 14:21
His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
Ecclesiastes 2:18
And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
Luke 16:27
And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house;
The number
Job 14:5
Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Psalm 55:23
But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.
Psalm 102:24
I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: Thy years are throughout all generations.
General references
Deuteronomy 21:7
and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.