Psalm 39:5
“Behold, You have made my days as [short as] hand widths,
And my lifetime is as nothing in Your sight.
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]!
Psalm 62:9
Men of low degree are only a breath (emptiness), and men of [high] rank are a lie (delusion).
In the balances they go up [because they have no measurable weight or value];
They are together lighter than a breath.
Psalm 89:47
Remember how fleeting my lifetime is;
For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!
Psalm 144:4
Man is like a mere breath;
His days are like a shadow that passes away.
Genesis 47:9
Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The
Job 7:6
“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And are spent without hope.
Job 9:25-26
“Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They vanish, they see no good.
Job 14:1-2
Is short-lived and full of turmoil.
Psalm 39:11
“With rebukes You discipline man for sin;
You consume like a moth what is precious to him;
Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah.
Psalm 90:4-5
For a
Are like yesterday when it is past,
Or as a watch in the night.
Psalm 90:9-10
For all our days pass away in Your wrath;
We have finished our years like a whispered sigh.
Ecclesiastes 1:2
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher.
“Vanity of vanities! All [that is done without God’s guidance] is vanity [futile, meaningless—a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes, merely chasing the wind].”
Ecclesiastes 2:11
Then I considered all which my hands had done and labored to do, and behold, all was vanity and chasing after the wind and there was no profit (nothing of lasting value) under the sun.
Isaiah 40:17
All the nations are as nothing before Him,
They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless.
James 4:14
2 Peter 3:8
Nevertheless, do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day.
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Summary
As nothing
General references
Bible References
Behold
For a
Are like yesterday when it is past,
Or as a watch in the night.
“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.
Is short-lived and full of turmoil.
As nothing
Remember how fleeting my lifetime is;
For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!
Verily
“With rebukes You discipline man for sin;
You consume like a moth what is precious to him;
Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah.
Men of low degree are only a breath (emptiness), and men of [high] rank are a lie (delusion).
In the balances they go up [because they have no measurable weight or value];
They are together lighter than a breath.
Man is like a mere breath;
His days are like a shadow that passes away.
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher.
“Vanity of vanities! All [that is done without God’s guidance] is vanity [futile, meaningless—a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes, merely chasing the wind].”
All the nations are as nothing before Him,
They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless.
General references
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher.
“Vanity of vanities! All [that is done without God’s guidance] is vanity [futile, meaningless—a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes, merely chasing the wind].”
Even youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous young men stumble badly,