Parallel Verses
NET Bible
"My days are swifter than a runner, they speed by without seeing happiness.
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"And my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away; they do not see 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.
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 If a land has been given into the hand of a wicked man, he covers the faces of its judges; if it is not he, then who is it? 25 "My days are swifter than a runner, they speed by without seeing happiness. 26 They glide by like reed boats, like an eagle that 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 couriers who were riding the royal horses went forth with the king's edict without delay. And the law was presented in Susa the citadel as well.
Psalm 39:5
Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.
Psalm 39:11
You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor. (Selah)
Psalm 89:47
Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?
Psalm 90:9-10
Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh.
James 4:14
You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.