Job 7:1

Isn’t mankind consigned to forced labor on earth?
Are not his days like those of a hired hand?

Job 14:5-6

Since man’s days are determined
and the number of his months depends on You,
and since You have set limits he cannot pass,

Psalm 39:4

Lord, reveal to me the end of my life
and the number of my days.
Let me know how short-lived I am.

Leviticus 25:50

The one who purchased him is to calculate the time from the year he sold himself to him until the Year of Jubilee. The price of his sale will be determined by the number of years. It will be set for him like the daily wages of a hired hand.

Deuteronomy 15:18

Do not regard it as a hardship when you set him free, because he worked for you six years—worth twice the wages of a hired hand. Then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

Job 5:7

But mankind is born for trouble
as surely as sparks fly upward.

Job 14:13-14

If only You would hide me in Sheol
and conceal me until Your anger passes.
If only You would appoint a time for me
and then remember me.

Ecclesiastes 8:8

No one has authority over the wind to restrain it, and there is no authority over the day of death; there is no furlough in battle, and wickedness will not allow those who practice it to escape.

Isaiah 21:16

For the Lord said this to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker counts years, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.

Isaiah 38:5

“Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I am going to add 15 years to your life.

Isaiah 40:2

“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and announce to her
that her time of forced labor is over,
her iniquity has been pardoned,
and she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.”

Matthew 20:1-15

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

John 11:9-10

“Aren’t there 12 hours in a day?” Jesus answered. “If anyone walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

An appointed time

Bible References

Is there

Job 14:5
Since man’s days are determined
and the number of his months depends on You,
and since You have set limits he cannot pass,
Psalm 39:4
Lord, reveal to me the end of my life
and the number of my days.
Let me know how short-lived I am.
Isaiah 38:5
“Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I am going to add 15 years to your life.
John 11:9
“Aren’t there 12 hours in a day?” Jesus answered. “If anyone walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

An appointed time

Ecclesiastes 8:8
No one has authority over the wind to restrain it, and there is no authority over the day of death; there is no furlough in battle, and wickedness will not allow those who practice it to escape.

Like the days

Job 14:6
look away from him and let him rest
so that he can enjoy his day like a hired hand.
Leviticus 25:50
The one who purchased him is to calculate the time from the year he sold himself to him until the Year of Jubilee. The price of his sale will be determined by the number of years. It will be set for him like the daily wages of a hired hand.
Deuteronomy 15:18
Do not regard it as a hardship when you set him free, because he worked for you six years—worth twice the wages of a hired hand. Then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
Isaiah 21:16
For the Lord said this to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker counts years, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.
Matthew 20:1
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

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