Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
death » Miscellaneous subjects » Fleeing as a shadow
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
death » Miscellaneous subjects » Being cut down
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
natural Death » Regard, as at hand
Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
natural Death » Described as » Fleeing as a shadow
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
natural Death » Described as » Being cut down
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Flowers » Illustrative of » Shortness of man's life
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
Life » Uncertainty of physical » Like hurrying messengers
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Now my days are swifter than a post: They flee away, they see no good,
Life » Brief » Like hurrying messengers
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Now my days are swifter than a post: They flee away, they see no good,
natural Life » Is compared to » A flower
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Man » The days of man
As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof shall know it no more.
Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee? read more.
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Man » Man being born into trouble
Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
Select readings » The brevity of life
Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee? read more.
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day. For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth, and is laid low: Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day. For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant. But man dieth, and is laid low: Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
Sin » Mankind being sinful in nature
Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou didst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee? read more.
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me. read more.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? Nay, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth. The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
And you did he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins, wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience; among whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:--
Time » Brevity of » Like hurrying messengers
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Now my days are swifter than a post: They flee away, they see no good,
Trouble » Who is born into trouble
Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.