He finisheth the work verily and maketh it short in righteousness. For a short word will God make on earth."

Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of divers miseries.

Therefore rejoice heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth, and of the sea: for the devil is come down unto you, which hath great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time."

This say I, brethren: the time is short. It remaineth that they which have wives, be as though they had none:

And what shall I more say? The time would be too short for me to tell of Gideon, of Barach, and of Samson, and of Jephthah. Also of David and Samuel, and of the prophets,

Howbeit, he would in no wise depart. Then Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the short ribs, that the spear came out behind him: that he fell down in the same place and died there. And as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died, stood still.

And when Abner was come again to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate, to speak with him guilefully, and there smote him under the short ribs that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

And behold, they came into the house as though they would have bought wheat, and smote him under the short ribs and fled.

Shall not my short life come so soon to an end? O hold thee from me, let me alone, that I may ease myself a little

The days of man are short, the number of his months are known only to thee. Thou hast appointed him his bounds; he cannot go beyond them.

And Amasa took no heed to the knife that was in Joab's hand, with which Joab smote him in the short ribs, and shed out his bowels to the ground and smote him but one stroke, and he died. And then Joab and Abishai his brother followed after Sheba the son of Bichri.

the praise of the ungodly hath been short, and that the joy of the hypocrites continued but the twinkling of an eye?

For what careth he, what become of his household after his death, when the number of his months is cut short?

This is now a short sum of his doings. But who is able sufficiently to rehearse his works? Who can perceive and understand the thunder of his power?"

O remember how short my time is; hast thou made all men for nought?

In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short, for Hazael slew them in all the coasts of Israel,

And the LORD said unto Moses, "Is the LORD's hand waxed short? Thou shalt see whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not."

And within a short space after, as he went thither again to take her to wife, he turned out of the way, to see the carcass of the Lion. And behold, there was a swarm of bees in the carcass of the Lion and honey.

Then spake the woman whose son lived, unto the king - for her motherly heart was kindled with pity over her son - and said, "I beseech thee, my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it." And the other said, "It shall be neither mine nor thine, but divide it."

and hired counselors against them and hindered their device, as long as Cyrus the king of Persia lived, until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

And from the time forth that it was committed unto me to be a captain in the land of Judah, namely from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of king Artaxerxes - that is twelve years - I and my brethren lived not of such sustenance as was given to a captain:

And they won their strong cities, and a fat land, and took possession of houses that were full of all manner goods, wells digged out, vineyards, olive gardens, and many fruitful trees: and they ate and were filled, and became fat, and lived in wealth through thy great goodness.

With us are old and aged men; yea, such as have lived longer than thy forefathers.

in that thou lovest thine enemies and hatest thy friends. Thou hast declared this day that thou carest neither for thy lords nor servants. For this day I do perceive, if Absalom had lived, and all we died this day, that then it had pleased thee well.

And when David was come to his house to Jerusalem, he took the ten wives his concubines that he had left behind him to keep the house, and put them in ward and ministered all things unto them: but lay no more with them. And so they were enclosed unto the day of the death of them, and lived a widow's life.

And all the days of Adam which he lived, were nine hundred and thirty years, and then he died.

And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begat Enos.

And after he had begot Enos he lived eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Kenan.

And Enos, after he begat Kenan, lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

And Kenan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalalel.

And Kenan, after he had begot Mahalalel, lived eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

And Mahalalel lived sixty five years, and begat Jared.

And Mahalalel, after he had begot Jared, lived eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

And Jared lived a hundred and sixty two years, and begat Enoch:

and Jared lived, after he begat Enoch, eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

And Enoch lived sixty five years, and begat Methuselah.

and then Enoch lived a godly life, and was no more seen - for God took him away.

And Methuselah lived a hundred and eighty seven years and begat Lamech:

and Methuselah, after he had begot Lamech, lived seven hundred and eighty two years, and begat sons and daughters.

And Lamech lived a hundred eighty two years and begat a son,

And Lamech lived, after he had begot Noah, five hundred, ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters.

And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years:

Sara was a hundred and twenty seven years old, for so long lived she,

And Shem lived, after he had begot Arpachshad, five hundred years and begat sons and daughters.

And Arpachshad lived thirty five years and begat Shelah,

and lived, after he had begot Shelah, four hundred years and three and begat sons and daughters.

and lived, after he had begot Eber, four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

and lived, after he had begot Peleg, four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

and lived after he had begot Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

And Reu, when he had lived thirty two years, begat Serug,

and lived after he had begot Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

and lived, after he had begot Nahor, two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

and lived, after he had begot Terah, a hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

After this lived Job forty years, so that he saw his children, and his children's children to the fourth generation.

And unto the sons of his concubines he gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son - while he yet lived - eastward, unto the east country.

These are the days of the life of Abraham which he lived: a hundred and seventy five years

and then fell sick and died, in a lusty age - when he had lived enough - and was put unto his people.

And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that stood before Solomon his father, while he yet lived, and said, "What counsel give ye to answer this people withal?"

And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam as long as he lived.

Moreover, Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, so that the whole age of Jacob was a hundred and forty seven years.

For while he lived, he counted himself a happy man; and so long as thou doest well unto thyself, men will speak good of thee.

These are the names of the children of Levi in their generations: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. And Levi lived a hundred and thirty seven years.

The children of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. And Kohath lived a hundred and thirty three years.

And Amram took Jochebed his niece to wife which bare him Aaron and Moses. And Amram lived a hundred and thirty seven years.

Joseph dwelt in Egypt and his father's house also, and lived a hundred and ten years.

Amaziah the son of Jehoash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, fifteen years.

And a continual portion was assigned him of the king, day by day as long as he lived.

But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.

Yea, though he lived two thousand years, yet hath he no good life. Come not all to one place?

that a nation hath heard the voice of God speaking out of fire as thou hast heard, and yet lived?

I thought I would have lived unto the morrow, but he bruised my bones like a lion, and made an end of me in one day.

And king Rehoboam counseled with elders that stood before Solomon his father, while he lived, and said, "What counsel give ye me, to answer this people again?"

Yea the LORD himself told the same unto them, that forsook his law, and kept not the thing that he gave them in commandment, neither lived thereafter:

And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, fifteen years.

And he sought God while Zechariah - which taught in the visions of God - lived: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper.

And Josiah put away all manner of abominations out of all lands that pertained to the children of Israel, and brought all that were found in Israel, to serve the LORD their God. And they turned not aside from after the LORD God of their fathers as long as he lived.

He lived wickedly before the LORD even as Jehoiakim did.

And as much as she glorified herself and lived wantonly, so much pour ye in for her of punishment, and sorrow, for she said in her heart, 'I sit, being a queen and am no widow and shall see no sorrow.'

And the kings of the earth shall beweep her and wail over her, which have committed fornication with her, and have lived wantonly with her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,

And I saw seats, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God: which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had taken his mark upon their foreheads, or on their hands: and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

But the others of the dead men lived not again, until the thousand years were finished. This is that first resurrection.