Thematic Bible

Job 14:1

Man born of woman
is short of days and full of trouble.

Job 14:2

He blossoms like a flower, then withers;
he flees like a shadow and does not last.

Job 14:3

Do You really take notice of one like this?
Will You bring me into judgment against You?

Job 14:4

Who can produce something pure from what is impure?
No one!

Job 14:5

Since man’s days are determined
and the number of his months depends on You,
and since You have set limits he cannot pass,

Job 14:6

look away from him and let him rest
so that he can enjoy his day like a hired hand.

Job 14:7

There is hope for a tree:
If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
and its shoots will not die.

Job 14:8

If its roots grow old in the ground
and its stump starts to die in the soil,

Job 14:9

the smell of water makes it thrive
and produce twigs like a sapling.

Job 14:10

But a man dies and fades away;
he breathes his last—where is he?

Job 14:11

As water disappears from the sea
and a river becomes parched and dry,
No Themes for this verse.

Job 14:12

so man lies down never to rise again.
They will not wake up until the heavens are no more;
they will not stir from their sleep.

Job 14:13

If only You would hide me in Sheol
and conceal me until Your anger passes.
If only You would appoint a time for me
and then remember me.

Job 14:14

When a man dies, will he come back to life?
If so, I would wait all the days of my struggle
until my relief comes.

Job 14:15

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

Job 14:16

For then You would count my steps
but would not take note of my sin.

Job 14:17

My rebellion would be sealed up in a bag,
and You would cover over my iniquity.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 14:18

But as a mountain collapses and crumbles
and a rock is dislodged from its place,

Job 14:19

as water wears away stones
and torrents wash away the soil from the land,
so You destroy a man’s hope.

Job 14:20

You completely overpower him, and he passes on;
You change his appearance and send him away.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 14:21

If his sons receive honor, he does not know it;
if they become insignificant, he is unaware of it.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 14:22

He feels only the pain of his own body
and mourns only for himself.