Thematic Bible

Job 14:1

Man, who is born of woman,
Is short-lived and full of turmoil.

Job 14:2

Like a flower he comes forth and withers.
He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.

Job 14:3

“You also open Your eyes on him
And bring him into judgment with Yourself.

Job 14:4

Who can make the clean out of the unclean?
No one!

Job 14:5

“Since his days are determined,
The number of his months is with You;
And his limits You have set so that he cannot pass.

Job 14:6

Turn Your gaze from him that he may rest,
Until he fulfills his day like a hired man.

Job 14:7

“For there is hope for a tree,
When it is cut down, that it will sprout again,
And its shoots will not fail.

Job 14:8

“Though its roots grow old in the ground
And its stump dies in the dry soil,

Job 14:9

At the scent of water it will flourish
And put forth sprigs like a plant.

Job 14:10

“But man dies and lies prostrate.
Man expires, and where is he?

Job 14:11

“As water evaporates from the sea,
And a river becomes parched and dried up,
No Themes for this verse.

Job 14:12

So man lies down and does not rise.
Until the heavens are no longer,
He will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep.

Job 14:13

“Oh that You would hide me in Sheol,
That You would conceal me until Your wrath returns to You,
That You would set a limit for me and remember me!

Job 14:14

“If a man dies, will he live again?
All the days of my struggle I will wait
Until my change comes.

Job 14:15

“You will call, and I will answer You;
You will long for the work of Your hands.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 14:16

“For now You number my steps,
You do not observe my sin.

Job 14:17

“My transgression is sealed up in a bag,
And You wrap up my iniquity.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 14:18

“But the falling mountain crumbles away,
And the rock moves from its place;

Job 14:19

Water wears away stones,
Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth;
So You destroy man’s hope.

Job 14:20

“You forever overpower him and he departs;
You change his appearance and send him away.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 14:21

“His sons achieve honor, but he does not know it;
Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 14:22

“But his body pains him,
And he mourns only for himself.”