Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
"And my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away; they do not see good.
New American Standard Bible
They flee away,
King James Version
Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
Holman Bible
they flee without seeing any good.
International Standard Version
"My days pass faster than a runner; but they pass quickly without seeing anything good.
A Conservative Version
Now my days are swifter than a runner. They flee away. They see no good,
American Standard Version
Now my days are swifter than a post: They flee away, they see no good,
Amplified
“Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They vanish, they see no good.
Bible in Basic English
My days go quicker than a post-runner: they go in flight, they see no good.
Darby Translation
And my days are swifter than a runner: they flee away, they see no good.
Julia Smith Translation
My days were swift above a runner: they fled, they saw not good.
King James 2000
Now my days are swifter than a runner: they flee away, they see no good.
Modern King James verseion
Now my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no good.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"My days are more swift than a runner: they are gone, and have seen no good thing.
NET Bible
"My days are swifter than a runner, they speed by without seeing happiness.
New Heart English Bible
"Now my days are swifter than a runner. They flee away, they see no good,
The Emphasized Bible
My days, therefore, are swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have seen no good.
Webster
Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
World English Bible
"Now my days are swifter than a runner. They flee away, they see no good,
Youngs Literal Translation
My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,
Themes
Life » Uncertainty of physical » Like hurrying messengers
Life » Brief » Like hurrying messengers
natural Life » Is compared to » A swift post
Time » Brevity of » Like hurrying messengers
Travelers » On errands requiring despatch » Went with great speed
Interlinear
Yowm
Qalal
Barach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 9:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Third Speech: A Response To Bildad
24 The earth is given into [the] hand of [the] wicked; he covers the face of its judge-- if [it is] not [he], then who [is] it? 25 "And my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away; they do not see good. 26 They go by like papyrus skiffs, like an eagle swoops down on [its] prey.
Cross References
Job 7:6-7
"My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and they come to an end {without hope}.
Esther 8:14
The mounted couriers on the royal horses went out without delay, urged by the king's word. The law was given in the citadel of Susa.
Psalm 39:5
Look, you have made my days [mere] handbreadths, and my lifespan as nothing next to you. Surely every person standing firm [is] complete vanity. Selah
Psalm 39:11
[When] with rebukes you chastise a man for sin, you {consume} like a moth his delightful [things]. Surely everyone [is] a [mere] vapor. Selah
Psalm 89:47
Remember what my lifespan [is]. [Remember] for what vanity you have created all [the] children of humankind.
Psalm 90:9-10
For all of our days dwindle away in your rage; we complete our years like a sigh.
James 4:14
you who do not know {what will happen tomorrow}, {what your life will be like}. For you are a smoky vapor that appears for a short time and then disappears.