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Thematic Bible



Who knows what is good for man in this life? Are all the days of his vain life that he spends like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will happen after his existence under the sun? Verse ConceptsPhysical LifeTravailWithheld KnowledgeUnknown FutureUnder The SunBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifeuncertainty

We each must die and disappear like water poured out on the ground. But God does not take our lives. Instead, he figures out ways of bringing us back when we run away. Verse ConceptsImperfection, Influence OfLast ThingsUniversality Of DeathMediatorMortalityHow Death Is InevitableReinstating Peopleextraterrestrials

My life was over. You rolled it up like a shepherd's tent. You rolled up my life like a weaver. You cut me off from the loom. You ended my life in one day. Verse ConceptsCraftsmenLife, HumanPhysical LifeSpinning And WeavingPeople EndedLife Cut ShortLife Being Temporary

For the grave cannot praise you, death cannot sing your praise. Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for your faithfulness. Verse ConceptsGrave, TheHope, Nature OfHope, Results Of Its AbsenceSheolNot Praising GodState Of The DeadDeath Of Loved OneCelebrationLoss Of A Loved One

Jacob answered: My life of wandering has lasted a hundred and thirty years. Those years have been few and difficult, unlike the long years of my ancestors in their wanderings. Verse ConceptsAge, Span Of LifePhysical LifePilgrimagePilgrims, Examples OfFamily Problems


It is like waking up from a dream, O Jehovah. When you awake you will despise everything they represent. Verse ConceptsSleep, SpiritualLike A Dreamawakeningimage

Indeed, you have made the length of my days very short. My life span is nothing compared to yours. Certainly, everyone alive is like a whisper in the wind. Verse ConceptsPhysical LifeWeights And Measures, LinearVanityMan A Mere BreathPsalm InterjectionsPerspective

Indeed, all our days slip away because of your fury. We live out our years like one long sigh. Verse ConceptsSighingPhysical LifePassing AwayPeople EndedDeathFinishing Strong


You sweep mortals away in the sleep of death. They sprout again in the morning like grass. Verse ConceptsGrassPunishment, Nature OfGod KillingGod KillsNatural DisastersRenewal

They pass by like swift ships, like an eagle swooping on its prey. Verse ConceptsHuntingEaglesPapyrusShipsBoats

My days are swifter than a runner! They flee away and see no good. Verse ConceptsLife, HumanPhysical LifeLife, Brevity OfFast RunnersNothing GoodLife Cut Short

They pass by like swift ships, like an eagle swooping on its prey. Verse ConceptsHuntingEaglesPapyrusShipsBoats

He springs up like a flower and fades away. He is like a fleeting shadow and does not endure. Verse ConceptsFlowersdrynessLife, HumanPhysical LifeShadowsLife, Brevity OfTime Passing


O God, remember that my life is but a breath. I will never again see good. Verse ConceptsMan A Mere Breathbreath